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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. :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~ ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~† 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 *^†~:¨¨¨¨¨
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