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.^»†%%&££@          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          @££&%%†»^.
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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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