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#§$^/«:,,, //////////////////////////////////////// ,,,:«/^$§#
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###§$^/«:,          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          ,:«/^$§###
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#§$^/«:,,,                /  /  /  /                ,,,:«/^$§#
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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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##§$^/«:,,                /  /  /  /                ,,:«/^$§##
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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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#§$^/«:,,, SHE THEN  TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND LED ME ,,,:«/^$§#
§$^/«:,,,, OUT  A  SIDE   ROUTE   TO  A  CLOSED-OFF ,,,,:«/^$§
#§$^/«:,,, ROOFTOP WALKING  GARDEN, FULL OF JUNIPER ,,,:«/^$§#
##§$^/«:,, AND  THUJA. IT  WAS A  LATE EVENING, AND ,,:«/^$§##
###§$^/«:,     THE STARS WERE GLITTERING. BEING     ,:«/^$§###
##§$^/«:,, CLOSED,  THE GARDEN HAD ITS LIGHT TURNED ,,:«/^$§##
#§$^/«:,,, OFF,  BUT  WE  COULD STILL  SEE  OUR WAY ,,,:«/^$§#
§$^/«:,,,, AROUND BY  THE  LIGHT SHINING DOWN  FROM ,,,,:«/^$§
#§$^/«:,,, THE   WINDOWS  OF  THE  HIGHER   FLOORS. ,,,:«/^$§#
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###§$^/«:, SHE LAY DOWN IN A PATCH  OF GRASS. I SAT ,:«/^$§###
##§$^/«:,, DOWN  ON  MY  KNEES,  AND  THEN  CRAWLED ,,:«/^$§##
#§$^/«:,,, CLOSER.  SHE LAUGHED  AT ME  AGAIN,  AND ,,,:«/^$§#
§$^/«:,,,,                  SAID -                  ,,,,:«/^$§
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##§$^/«:,, (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ,,:«/^$§##
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