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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. ##########
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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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