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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.        ,,,,§,§§,,
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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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,§§§,,§,,, 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 ,,,,,§§§,,
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