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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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