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#@£^~.....          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          .....~^£@#
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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.        ...~^*£§§@
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##@§£*^«~. 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. .~«^*£§@@@
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#§£*^^«... 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 .~«^*£§§@#
##@§£*^«~.                  SAID -                  .~«^*£§@##
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#@£££*^«~. (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) .~«^*£££@#
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