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,,,,,,-«\† MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES †\«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«\†$ $†\«-,,,,,
,,,,-«\†$& \ \ \ \ &$†\«-,,,,
,,,-«\†$&# #&$†\«-,,,
,,-«\†$&## 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. ##&$†\«-,,
,,,-«\†$&# #&$†\«-,,,
,,,,-«\†$& I TOLD HER TO FOLLOW, BUT SHE DIDN'T &$†\«-,,,,
,,,,,-«\†$ MOVE OR SPEAK. SO INSTEAD I SAID TO $†\«-,,,,,
,,,,,,-«\† STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER †\«-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«\ PAIR OF SHOES THAT SHE WOULD ACTUALLY \«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-« LIKE. WHEN I RETURNED, HAVING SPENT «-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- MORE THAN I COULD REALLY AFFORD, SHE -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED TO SOUND ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,- COOL, SAYING SOMETHING LIKE "WHAT DO -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-« YOU THINK, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL HAS A «-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-«\ FREAKY DAD, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TASTE?" \«-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-«\† BUT MOUSE GIRL JUST LAUGHED AT ME. †\«-,,,,,,
,,,,,-«\†$ $†\«-,,,,,
,,,,-«\†$& 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) $†\«-,,,,,
,,,,-«\†$& &$†\«-,,,,
,,,-«\†$&# \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ #&$†\«-,,,
,,-«\†$&## ##&$†\«-,,
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,,-«\†$&## ##&$†\«-,,
,,,-«\†$&# #&$†\«-,,,
,,,,-«\†$& &$†\«-,,,,