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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. ¨####¨##¨¨
¨##¨#¨¨#¨# ##¨¨¨##¨#¨
¨#¨###¨### 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. #¨#¨#¨¨¨##
¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨ ¨#####¨¨#¨
¨¨##¨¨¨##¨ ; ; ; ; ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨#¨#¨¨#¨# ###¨¨¨###¨
######¨### 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. ¨¨##¨¨¨#¨#
¨¨#¨##¨¨#¨ ¨¨#¨#¨¨###
#¨###¨#¨## 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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