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###¤£$*~~. GIRL HE CALLED A "MOUSE" BY BUYING HER .~~*$£¤###
###¤£$*~~. SHOES, BUT SHE HAD ACCEPTED THEM ONLY .~~*$£¤###
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#¤¤££$*~~. WAS A BIT BUMMED BUT DROPPED IT .~~*$££¤¤#
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###¤£$*~~. FREAKY DAD, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TASTE?" .~~*$£¤###
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###¤£$*~~. SHE THEN TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND LED ME .~~*$£¤###
###¤£$*~~. OUT A SIDE ROUTE TO A CLOSED-OFF .~~*$£¤###
###¤£$*~~. ROOFTOP WALKING GARDEN, FULL OF JUNIPER .~~*$£¤###
###¤£$*~~. AND THUJA. IT WAS A LATE EVENING, AND .~~*$£¤###
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