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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. %*=».¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»= 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.» 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. 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. #§%*=».¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨.»=*% 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 =».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨.»=*%§## (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ##§%*=».¨¨
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