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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 ¨#####¨¨¨#
¨¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨ 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 ######¨¨¨#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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