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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 - ¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨###¨¨#### (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ¨##¨¨¨##¨#
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