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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. ¨¨¨#¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨##¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨###¨¨ 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 - ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
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¨###¨¨#¨## ¨#¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨## (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ¨¨#¨¨¨###¨
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