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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.          ##@§^~,¨¨¨
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¨,~^§@####                ^  ^  ^  ^                ####@§^~,¨
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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. ###@§^~,¨¨
¨,~^§@####                                          ####@§^~,¨
¨¨,~^§@### 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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¨¨¨,~^§@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@§^~,¨¨¨
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