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..^=†%£@¶@          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          @¶@£%†=^..
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..^=†%£@¶@ IN THIS DREAM  I  WAS  A GIRL  OF  MAYBE @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# SIXTEEN YEARS,  TOGETHER WITH  MY DAD IN #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ A  HUGE  BATH  HOUSE  /  SPA  /  HOTEL / @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# SHOPPING CENTRE.       DAD WAS CONSTATLY #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ POINTING  OUT  HOT GIRLS TO ME. "YOU SEE @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#   THAT BLACK-HAIRED THING DISSAPEARING   #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ BEHIND  THE  CLOTHES  RACK?  OOF!"  HE'D @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# SAY. HE  WAS  ALWAYS  VERY  CREEPY ABOUT #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ THIS,   GOING   FOR   GIRLS   MY    AGE. @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#                                          #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ THIS NIGHT  HE HAD JUST TRIED  TO  WOO A @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# GIRL HE CALLED A  "MOUSE" BY BUYING  HER #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ SHOES, BUT  SHE HAD  ACCEPTED  THEM ONLY @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# TO  RUN  AWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. DAD #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ WAS  A   BIT   BUMMED  BUT  DROPPED   IT @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# QUICKLY.  I  SAID  GOODNIGHT TO  HIM AND #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@       WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE.        @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#                                          #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ THE BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS  AND MAZELIKE. @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# WALLS,  FLOORS  AND PILLARS WERE SET  IN #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ GREEN MARBLE. THROUGHOUT  THE HOUSE  RAN @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# A  MAIN  BOULEVARD,  WIDE  AS  A STREET, #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ FRAMED  WITH CLAY VASES DARK AS OBSIDIAN @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# AND  TALLER THAN A PERSON. IN  EACH VASE #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ WAS PLACED  UPRIGHT A LEAF  FROM A  PALM @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# TREE  OR  GIANT FERN. THE BOULEVARD  WAS #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ DIMLY LIT, WHICH  ALLOWED THE POOLS THAT @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#   WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT   #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@   EACH FLOOR WOULD REFLECT SUGGESTIVE    @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#          PATTERNS ON THE MARBLE.         #@¶@£%†=^.
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.^=†%£@¶@#                †  †  †  †                #@¶@£%†=^.
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.^=†%£@¶@# FOLLOWING  THE BOULEVARD,  TWO FLOORS UP #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ I  FOUND  HER  CRYING  BEHIND  TWO  FERN @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# VASES.  SHE  WAS  BEAUTIFUL,  AND  AS  I #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ APPROACHED, SHE  LOOKED UP AND SNIVELED. @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# IN  THE NEAREST  VASE  SHE  HAD  STUFFED #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@              BOTH THE SHOES.             @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#                                          #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ I TOLD  HER  TO FOLLOW,  BUT  SHE DIDN'T @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# MOVE  OR  SPEAK.  SO INSTEAD  I SAID  TO #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ STAY THERE, AND RAN  TO GET HER A BETTER @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# PAIR OF  SHOES THAT SHE  WOULD  ACTUALLY #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ LIKE.  WHEN  I  RETURNED,  HAVING  SPENT @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# MORE THAN  I  COULD  REALLY  AFFORD, SHE #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ WAS  VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED TO SOUND @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# COOL, SAYING  SOMETHING  LIKE  "WHAT  DO #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ YOU  THINK,  JUST  BECAUSE A GIRL  HAS A @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# FREAKY  DAD,  SHE  DOESN'T  HAVE TASTE?" #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ BUT  MOUSE  GIRL  JUST  LAUGHED  AT  ME. @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#                                          #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ SHE THEN TOOK ME BY THE HAND  AND LED ME @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# OUT  A  SIDE   ROUTE   TO  A  CLOSED-OFF #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ ROOFTOP  WALKING GARDEN, FULL OF JUNIPER @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# AND  THUJA. IT  WAS A  LATE EVENING, AND #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@     THE STARS WERE GLITTERING. BEING     @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# CLOSED, THE GARDEN  HAD ITS LIGHT TURNED #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ OFF,  BUT WE  COULD STILL  SEE  OUR  WAY @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# AROUND  BY THE  LIGHT  SHINING DOWN FROM #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ THE  WINDOWS   OF  THE  HIGHER   FLOORS. @¶@£%†=^..
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..^=†%£@¶@ SHE LAY  DOWN IN A PATCH OF GRASS. I SAT @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@# DOWN  ON  MY  KNEES,  AND  THEN  CRAWLED #@¶@£%†=^.
..^=†%£@¶@ CLOSER.  SHE  LAUGHED  AT ME AGAIN,  AND @¶@£%†=^..
.^=†%£@¶@#                  SAID -                  #@¶@£%†=^.
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.^=†%£@¶@# (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) #@¶@£%†=^.
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