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¨¨¨¨##¨### :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: #####¨###¨
¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨ #¨¨¨¨##¨¨#
#¨¨¨###¨#¨ 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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#¨#¨¨##### ¨#¨¨###¨##