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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. ¨#####¨¨##
¨¨##¨¨#¨#¨ ##¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨#¨#¨#### 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 #¨#¨#¨#¨##
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#¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨ 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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