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¨¨-~/^&### //////////////////////////////////////// ###&^/~-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-~/^&#          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          #&^/~-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨-~/^&###                /  /  /  /                ###&^/~-¨¨
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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.       ###&^/~-¨¨
¨-~/^&####                                          ####&^/~-¨
¨¨-~/^&### 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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¨¨¨-~/^&##                /  /  /  /                ##&^/~-¨¨¨
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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 ###&^/~-¨¨
¨-~/^&####                  SAID -                  ####&^/~-¨
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¨¨¨-~/^&##                /  /  /  /                ##&^/~-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-~/^&## (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ##&^/~-¨¨¨
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¨-~/^&#### //////////////////////////////////////// ####&^/~-¨
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