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Accosted, once more!

This time I was accosted by a not unattractive young lady who said, ‘paper’, saw my confusion and motioned her hands around her nose and repeated once more ‘paper’.  After a few moments of blankness I got what she was after and rummaged around in my briefcase for a packet of paper tissues.  I could only find one tissue and I’m not that sure whether it was ‘virgin’, if you know what I mean.  Ooh er.  Anyway the young lady gratefully accepted the ‘paper’ and thanked me.  Her blond big lipped female companion said ‘Have a nice evening’ in what seemed to be very good English.

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I think the girl and her friend were Russians, but I’m not sure.

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