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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. «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 #@££*^«,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^* 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 ££*^«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^* 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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