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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 $^:-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-:^ QUICKLY. I SAID GOODNIGHT TO HIM AND ^:-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-: WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE. :-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. THE BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS AND MAZELIKE. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- WALLS, FLOORS AND PILLARS WERE SET IN -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-: GREEN MARBLE. THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE RAN :-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-:^ A MAIN BOULEVARD, WIDE AS A STREET, ^:-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-:^$ 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 $^:-.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-:^ COOL, SAYING SOMETHING LIKE "WHAT DO ^:-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-: YOU THINK, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL HAS A :-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- FREAKY DAD, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TASTE?" -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. BUT MOUSE GIRL JUST LAUGHED AT ME. .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.- -.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.-: SHE THEN TOOK ME BY THE HAND AND LED ME :-.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.-:^ OUT A SIDE ROUTE TO A CLOSED-OFF ^:-.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.-:^$ 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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