&¨¨&¨¨&¨&¨ &¨&&¨&&&¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨& &¨&&¨&¨&&¨
¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨&
&&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨&
¨&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
¨&&&¨¨&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨&¨¨ 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) &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨&& &&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ &¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ &¨¨¨&&&¨¨&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ &&¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&¨¨¨&&&¨