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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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,,,,.«†*£#                †  †  †  †                #£*†«.,,,,
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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. ##£*†«.,,,
,,,,.«†*£#                                          #£*†«.,,,,
,,,,,.«†*£ 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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