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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. ¨¨¨¨####¨#
¨###¨##¨#¨ ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨##
##¨¨##¨### 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 - ¨#¨¨¨¨¨###
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#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨# ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
¨#¨##¨¨¨¨# (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) #¨#¨¨#¨###
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