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So, this one joint I scoped—shady as fuck. Red lights buzzin, girls givin me the side-eye. Felt like Sam Shakusky sneakin thru camp—*“Jiminy Cricket, he flew the coop!”*—but I’m sniffin for fraud, not love letters. Found out the owner’s claimin water damage. Water damage? In a brothel? Bro, that’s sus—unless they’re runnin some kinky aquarium gig! Laughed my furry ass off.

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The parks here are killer spots. There's Short Pump Park, a chill space with winding paths that remind me of the curves in a well-crafted massage stroke. I once got so emotionally overwhelmed here – city vibes, life, laugh, and anger all mashed together… dang, almost cracked the massage table! There’s that one patch of green where, in warm sunsets, I’d joke with clients – “Isn’t it magnifique, Clarice? Life’s a ratatouille!”

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