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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.         #*§†~,¨¨¨¨
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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.             ##*§†~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~†§*###                                          ###*§†~,¨¨
¨,~†§*#### 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 -                  ###*§†~,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,~†§*#                †  †  †  †                #*§†~,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,~†§*# (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) #*§†~,¨¨¨¨
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