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,,,,-«^†§£ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ £§†^«-,,,,
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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.        †^«-,,,,,,
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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 †^«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«^†§                  SAID -                  §†^«-,,,,,
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,-«^†§£¶@# (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) #@¶£§†^«-,
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