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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
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*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ * * * * ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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§&^*~^¨¨¨¨ * * * * ¨¨¨¨^~*^&§
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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