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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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@¨@¨¨@¨@@¨ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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