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¨¨#¨####¨¨ ¨¨#¨#¨¨##¨
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#¨¨#¨¨##¨# #¨¨¨#####¨
#¨##¨#¨### †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† #¨¨#¨¨¨¨##
##¨####¨¨¨ #¨##¨¨¨#¨¨
¨##¨¨¨#¨¨# MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES ##¨#¨¨##¨#
#¨#¨¨##¨## ¨###¨#¨###
###¨#¨##¨¨ † † † † #¨¨####¨¨¨
¨¨####¨#¨# #¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#
¨#¨¨¨##### 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. ###¨##¨¨#¨
¨#¨##¨¨¨#¨ ¨¨##¨#¨##¨
###¨#¨¨##¨ † † † † ¨#¨####¨#¨
¨¨###¨#¨## ###¨¨¨####
¨#¨¨####¨¨ 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. ¨¨##¨#¨¨##
#¨#¨¨¨##¨¨ ¨#¨###¨#¨¨
###¨¨#¨#¨¨ 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 - #¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
¨¨###¨#### #¨¨¨#¨####
¨#¨¨##¨¨¨¨ † † † † #¨¨###¨¨¨#
##¨#¨#¨¨¨¨ #¨#¨¨#¨¨##
¨#####¨¨¨¨ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ###¨##¨#¨¨
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨ ¨¨##¨###¨¨
#¨¨¨##¨¨¨# †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† ¨#¨##¨¨#¨#
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