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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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