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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. †^»^......
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....^»^†£# 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.             ###£†^»^..
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....^»^†£# 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. ###£†^»^..
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....^»^†£# 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 #£†^»^....
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.....^»^†£ (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) £†^»^.....
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