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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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