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###£%^^-~¨ WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE. ¨~-^^%£###
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###£%^^-~¨ WALLS, FLOORS AND PILLARS WERE SET IN ¨~-^^%£###
###£%^^-~¨ GREEN MARBLE. THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE RAN ¨~-^^%£###
###£%^^-~¨ A MAIN BOULEVARD, WIDE AS A STREET, ¨~-^^%£###
####£%^-~¨ FRAMED WITH CLAY VASES DARK AS OBSIDIAN ¨~-^%£####
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####%^^-~¨ WAS PLACED UPRIGHT A LEAF FROM A PALM ¨~-^^%####
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###£%^^-~¨ BUT MOUSE GIRL JUST LAUGHED AT ME. ¨~-^^%£###
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