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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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@,,@@,,,,, 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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,,,,@@,@@@ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ,@@@@,@@,,
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