¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨& ¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨&
&&¨¨&&¨¨&& &¨&¨&&¨¨&&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& &&&&¨&¨&¨¨
&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨¨&&&&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨&&¨¨¨&&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& 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) &¨&¨¨¨¨¨&&
&¨&¨&&¨&&¨ &&&¨¨¨¨&¨&
&&&&¨&&¨&¨ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ¨¨&¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨¨&&¨&&&& ¨&&¨¨&¨¨&&
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&&¨&¨&
¨&&&¨&¨¨¨& &&&&¨&&&&&
&¨¨&&&¨¨&& ¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨&
&¨&¨¨&¨&¨& ¨¨&¨&¨¨¨&¨