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###&$†^~~, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,~~^†$&###
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#&$†^~~,,,          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          ,,,~~^†$&#
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###&$†^~~,                ^  ^  ^  ^                ,~~^†$&###
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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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###&$†^~~, SHE LAY DOWN IN  A PATCH OF GRASS. I SAT ,~~^†$&###
##&$†^~~,, DOWN  ON  MY  KNEES,  AND  THEN  CRAWLED ,,~~^†$&##
#&$†^~~,,, CLOSER. SHE  LAUGHED  AT ME  AGAIN,  AND ,,,~~^†$&#
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##&$†^~~,, (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ,,~~^†$&##
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##&$†^~~,, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,,~~^†$&##
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