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