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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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¨--\^$§¶##                \  \  \  \                ##¶§$^\--¨
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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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¨--\^$§¶##                \  \  \  \                ##¶§$^\--¨
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¨--\^$§¶## (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ##¶§$^\--¨
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