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¨¨¨^-^$&§# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #§&$^-^¨¨¨
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¨^-^$&§###          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          ###§&$^-^¨
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¨¨¨^-^$&§#                ^  ^  ^  ^                #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§                                          §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# IN THIS  DREAM I  WAS  A GIRL  OF  MAYBE #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## SIXTEEN  YEARS, TOGETHER  WITH MY DAD IN ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### A  HUGE BATH  HOUSE  /  SPA  /  HOTEL  / ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§## SHOPPING CENTRE.     DAD  WAS  CONSTATLY ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# POINTING  OUT HOT GIRLS  TO ME. "YOU SEE #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§   THAT BLACK-HAIRED THING DISSAPEARING   §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# BEHIND  THE  CLOTHES  RACK?  OOF!"  HE'D #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## SAY.  HE  WAS ALWAYS  VERY  CREEPY ABOUT ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### THIS,   GOING   FOR   GIRLS   MY    AGE. ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§##                                          ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# THIS NIGHT HE HAD  JUST TRIED TO  WOO  A #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§ GIRL  HE CALLED  A "MOUSE" BY BUYING HER §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# SHOES, BUT  SHE HAD  ACCEPTED THEM  ONLY #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## TO  RUN  AWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. DAD ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### WAS   A  BIT  BUMMED  BUT   DROPPED   IT ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§## QUICKLY.  I  SAID  GOODNIGHT TO  HIM AND ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§#        WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE.       #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§                                          §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# THE BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS  AND MAZELIKE. #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## WALLS,  FLOORS AND PILLARS  WERE SET  IN ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### GREEN MARBLE.  THROUGHOUT THE  HOUSE RAN ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§## A  MAIN BOULEVARD,  WIDE  AS  A  STREET, ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# FRAMED WITH CLAY VASES DARK AS  OBSIDIAN #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§ AND  TALLER THAN A PERSON. IN EACH  VASE §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# WAS  PLACED  UPRIGHT A LEAF  FROM A PALM #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## TREE OR  GIANT FERN.  THE BOULEVARD  WAS ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### DIMLY LIT,  WHICH ALLOWED THE POOLS THAT ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§##   WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT   ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§#   EACH FLOOR WOULD REFLECT SUGGESTIVE    #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§         PATTERNS ON THE MARBLE.          §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§#                                          #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§##                ^  ^  ^  ^                ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§###                                          ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§## FOLLOWING THE BOULEVARD,  TWO  FLOORS UP ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# I  FOUND  HER  CRYING  BEHIND  TWO  FERN #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§ VASES.  SHE  WAS  BEAUTIFUL,  AND  AS  I §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# APPROACHED, SHE  LOOKED UP AND SNIVELED. #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## IN  THE  NEAREST VASE  SHE  HAD  STUFFED ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§###              BOTH THE SHOES.             ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§##                                          ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# I  TOLD  HER  TO FOLLOW,  BUT SHE DIDN'T #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§ MOVE  OR  SPEAK.  SO  INSTEAD I  SAID TO §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET  HER A BETTER #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## PAIR OF SHOES  THAT  SHE  WOULD ACTUALLY ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### LIKE.  WHEN  I  RETURNED,  HAVING  SPENT ###§&$^-^¨
¨¨^-^$&§## MORE THAN  I  COULD REALLY  AFFORD,  SHE ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# WAS VISIBLY IMPRESSED. I TRIED  TO SOUND #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&§ COOL,  SAYING SOMETHING  LIKE  "WHAT  DO §&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^$&§# YOU THINK,  JUST  BECAUSE  A  GIRL HAS A #§&$^-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-^$&§## FREAKY  DAD, SHE  DOESN'T  HAVE  TASTE?" ##§&$^-^¨¨
¨^-^$&§### BUT  MOUSE  GIRL  JUST  LAUGHED  AT  ME. ###§&$^-^¨
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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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