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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.       £$†«^,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^«† THE BUILDING WAS  ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. †«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^« WALLS, FLOORS  AND  PILLARS WERE  SET IN «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«† GREEN MARBLE. THROUGHOUT THE  HOUSE  RAN †«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«†$ 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 $†«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«† THE  WINDOWS   OF  THE  HIGHER   FLOORS. †«^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^«† SHE LAY DOWN IN  A PATCH OF GRASS. I SAT †«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«†$ 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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