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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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