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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. ,,,,§§§,,§
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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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§§,,§,,,§, (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ,,§,§§,,,§
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