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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: N( O- Z0 A# d& ~She 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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) ~, }" K1 ?# K, F) MSuddenly 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.

"Are you going to catch the thing with your hand?" She asks.
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1 z& u  [5 `2 |: P. `1 m8 {"Yes, " I lied.
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: s# O( a( y2 u6 x/ a, f"What is it?"
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"I don't know. Maybe a beaver?"

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# c% G- @# [( C6 [(To be continued)