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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.              §§£*--,,,,
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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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