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¨¨¨¨.»^*&§ §&*^».¨¨¨¨
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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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