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.~»^*$§@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@§$*^»~.
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...~»^*$§@          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          @§$*^»~...
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...~»^*$§@                ^  ^  ^  ^                @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@#                                          #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@## IN THIS  DREAM I  WAS  A GIRL  OF  MAYBE ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@# SIXTEEN  YEARS, TOGETHER WITH MY  DAD IN #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@ A  HUGE  BATH HOUSE  /  SPA  /  HOTEL  / @§$*^»~...
....~»^*$§ SHOPPING CENTRE.       DAD WAS CONSTATLY §$*^»~....
...~»^*$§@ POINTING OUT HOT GIRLS TO ME.  "YOU  SEE @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@#   THAT BLACK-HAIRED THING DISSAPEARING   #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@## BEHIND  THE  CLOTHES  RACK?  OOF!"  HE'D ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@# SAY. HE  WAS  ALWAYS VERY  CREEPY  ABOUT #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@ THIS,   GOING   FOR    GIRLS   MY   AGE. @§$*^»~...
....~»^*$§                                          §$*^»~....
...~»^*$§@ THIS  NIGHT HE HAD  JUST TRIED TO  WOO A @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@# GIRL HE  CALLED A  "MOUSE" BY BUYING HER #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@## SHOES,  BUT  SHE HAD ACCEPTED  THEM ONLY ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@# TO RUN AWAY  IMMEDIATELY  AFTERWARD. DAD #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@ WAS  A   BIT  BUMMED   BUT   DROPPED  IT @§$*^»~...
....~»^*$§ QUICKLY.  I SAID  GOODNIGHT  TO HIM  AND §$*^»~....
...~»^*$§@       WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE.        @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@#                                          #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@## THE BUILDING  WAS ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@# WALLS,  FLOORS AND  PILLARS WERE  SET IN #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@ GREEN  MARBLE. THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE  RAN @§$*^»~...
....~»^*$§ A  MAIN  BOULEVARD,  WIDE  AS A  STREET, §$*^»~....
...~»^*$§@ FRAMED WITH  CLAY VASES DARK AS OBSIDIAN @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@# AND TALLER THAN A  PERSON. IN EACH  VASE #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@## WAS PLACED  UPRIGHT A LEAF  FROM A  PALM ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@# TREE  OR GIANT  FERN.  THE BOULEVARD WAS #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@ DIMLY LIT, WHICH  ALLOWED THE POOLS THAT @§$*^»~...
....~»^*$§   WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT   §$*^»~....
...~»^*$§@   EACH FLOOR WOULD REFLECT SUGGESTIVE    @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@#         PATTERNS ON THE MARBLE.          #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@##                                          ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@#                ^  ^  ^  ^                #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@                                          @§$*^»~...
....~»^*$§ FOLLOWING THE BOULEVARD, TWO  FLOORS  UP §$*^»~....
...~»^*$§@ I  FOUND  HER  CRYING  BEHIND  TWO  FERN @§$*^»~...
..~»^*$§@# VASES.  SHE  WAS  BEAUTIFUL,  AND  AS  I #@§$*^»~..
.~»^*$§@## APPROACHED, SHE LOOKED UP  AND SNIVELED. ##@§$*^»~.
..~»^*$§@# IN  THE  NEAREST  VASE SHE  HAD  STUFFED #@§$*^»~..
...~»^*$§@              BOTH THE SHOES.             @§$*^»~...
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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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..~»^*$§@#                ^  ^  ^  ^                #@§$*^»~..
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....~»^*$§ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) §$*^»~....
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