My love

翠竹佳秀

We are walking on the bank of a small river. The water is running quietly. One or two birds sing happy songs in the woods beside us.
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: [8 g5 G. J+ K% u! SShe is two steps in front of me. She is so beautiful. She is slender, tall. Her hair is long. I want to touch her hair. I am hesitate. This is the first time I ask her out. Will she think that I am an easy man? But she is so attractive, and her attraction prevails. So my hand is raised towards her hair.
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1 ^2 \0 t7 @1 E& T+ g9 Z& CSuddenly there is black thing jumping out of water. She is startled, and so am I. My hands freeze in the air. She turns around and see my hand.
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"Are you going to catch the thing with your hand?" She asks.

"Yes, " I lied.
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4 V$ d1 ~$ Y0 M, [  k! N6 Y"What is it?"
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$ }- b& a: ?$ R+ y( J' R" N, m"I don't know. Maybe a beaver?"

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$ v, \* r8 X- H: M# u+ R+ e: {* g(To be continued)