¨¨¨¨¨.«§%& &%§«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«§% %§«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«§ §«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. @&%§«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«§%& &%§«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«§% 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 - ###@&%§«.¨
¨¨.«§%&@## ##@&%§«.¨¨
¨¨¨.«§%&@# † † † † #@&%§«.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.«§%&@ @&%§«.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.«§%& (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) &%§«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.«§% %§«.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«§ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† §«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.« «.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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