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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.       =».¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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.             *^=».¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.»=^                                          ^=».¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.»= 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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