=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^
*^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^*
$*^=,¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨,=^*$
§$*^=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=^*$§
¶§$*^=,¨¨¨ mouse girl likes shoes ¨¨¨,=^*$§¶
#¶§$*^=,¨¨ ¨¨,=^*$§¶#
##¶§$*^=,¨ ^ ^ ^ ^ ¨,=^*$§¶##
#¶§$*^=,¨¨ ¨¨,=^*$§¶#
¶§$*^=,¨¨¨ in this dream i was a girl of maybe ¨¨¨,=^*$§¶
§$*^=,¨¨¨¨ sixteen years, together with my dad in ¨¨¨¨,=^*$§
$*^=,¨¨¨¨¨ a huge bath house / spa / hotel / ¨¨¨¨¨,=^*$
*^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^
*^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^*
$*^=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=^*$
§$*^=,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,=^*$§
¶§$*^=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=^*$§¶