¨¨&¨&¨&&&¨ ¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨&&&&&¨¨& &&&¨¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨& &¨¨&¨&¨&¨¨
¨¨&&¨¨¨&&& &&¨&&&&&&¨
¨¨&¨&¨¨&¨¨ &¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨&&&&¨&&¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨¨&&¨& &&¨&&&¨¨¨&
&&¨&¨¨&¨&& MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES ¨¨&&¨¨&¨¨&
¨¨&&&¨&&&¨ &¨&¨&¨&&¨&
&¨&¨¨&&¨¨& ^ ^ ^ ^ &&&&&&&¨&&
¨&&&¨&¨&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&&&&&& 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. &&¨&&¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&¨¨&& ¨¨&&¨&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨&&&&&& ¨¨&&&¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ 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. &&&&&&&¨&&
¨&&&¨&¨&¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&&&&&& 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 - &¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨
¨¨¨&&¨&&¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨&
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ &&&¨¨¨¨&&&
¨&¨&&&¨&&& &¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨
¨&&&¨¨&&¨¨ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) &&¨&&¨¨&&¨
¨&¨¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨&&¨&¨&¨&
&&&¨&&&&&& ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨&¨&&&&&&
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ &¨&&¨&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨&&¨&&¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨&&¨ ¨&¨&&¨&&&¨