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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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,,,,,,@,@, †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† @,,@@,@@,@
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