Corroding my Shelter

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"Your beauty's rich in a loveless world, so defined by your choices."

The words flowed out of me as I wore my headphones in the cafe' I was eating at in Paris that day. I had a good day of sightseeing as usual, and made a mental note to get a tour of the catacombs later that day.

As I sat over my stereotypical baguette and cheese and wine...a voice piped up.

"Wow, you have a beautiful voice."

She was about five foot tall on a good day, with shoulder length raven hair and piercing green eyes. She was slender and curvy where men loved, and I offered my sincerest smile.

"Merci, ma cherie, it is just a song I enjoy."

She smiled back at me and approached my table, "mind if I sit down?" She was so sweet in her request, and I immediately granted it.

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