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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. ###&^†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†^&##                                          ##&^†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†^&# 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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¨^-†^&####                †  †  †  †                ####&^†-^¨
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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.             ###&^†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†^&##                                          ##&^†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†^&# 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. ###&^†-^¨¨
¨^-†^&####                                          ####&^†-^¨
¨¨^-†^&### 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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¨^-†^&####                †  †  †  †                ####&^†-^¨
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¨¨¨^-†^&## (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ##&^†-^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^-†^&## †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ##&^†-^¨¨¨
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