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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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