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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.          §§§%~,,,,,
,,~;%¤§#@#                                          #@#§¤%;~,,
,,~;%¤§##@                ;  ;  ;  ;                @##§¤%;~,,
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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.              @#§¤;;;~,,
,,~;%¤§#@#                                          #@#§¤%;~,,
,,~;%¤¤§§§ 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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,,~;%¤§#@#                ;  ;  ;  ;                #@#§¤%;~,,
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,,~;%¤§#@# (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) #@#§¤%;~,,
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