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¨¨,~^†$&## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###                                          ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&##          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###                                          ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&##                ^  ^  ^  ^                ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###                                          ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## IN  THIS  DREAM  I  WAS  A GIRL OF MAYBE ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### SIXTEEN YEARS,  TOGETHER WITH  MY DAD IN ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## A  HUGE  BATH  HOUSE  /  SPA /  HOTEL  / ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### SHOPPING CENTRE.       DAD WAS CONSTATLY ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## POINTING  OUT HOT GIRLS TO ME.  "YOU SEE ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###   THAT BLACK-HAIRED THING DISSAPEARING   ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## BEHIND  THE  CLOTHES  RACK?  OOF!"  HE'D ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### SAY.  HE  WAS  ALWAYS  VERY CREEPY ABOUT ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## THIS,   GOING   FOR    GIRLS   MY   AGE. ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###                                          ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## THIS  NIGHT  HE HAD JUST TRIED TO  WOO A ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### GIRL HE CALLED  A "MOUSE" BY BUYING  HER ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## SHOES,  BUT SHE  HAD ACCEPTED THEM  ONLY ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### TO  RUN AWAY IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD.  DAD ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## WAS   A   BIT  BUMMED  BUT  DROPPED   IT ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### QUICKLY.  I  SAID GOODNIGHT  TO HIM  AND ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&##       WENT LOOKING FOR THE MOUSE.        ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###                                          ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## THE BUILDING WAS ENORMOUS AND  MAZELIKE. ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### WALLS,  FLOORS  AND  PILLARS WERE SET IN ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## GREEN  MARBLE. THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE  RAN ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### A MAIN  BOULEVARD,  WIDE  AS  A  STREET, ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## FRAMED  WITH CLAY VASES DARK AS OBSIDIAN ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### AND  TALLER  THAN A PERSON. IN EACH VASE ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## WAS  PLACED UPRIGHT A LEAF  FROM  A PALM ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&### TREE OR GIANT  FERN.  THE BOULEVARD  WAS ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&## DIMLY LIT, WHICH ALLOWED  THE POOLS THAT ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###   WERE GENEROUSLY SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT   ###&$†^~,¨
¨¨,~^†$&##    EACH FLOOR WOULD REFLECT SUGGESTIVE   ##&$†^~,¨¨
¨,~^†$&###         PATTERNS ON THE MARBLE.          ###&$†^~,¨
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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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¨,~^†$&###                ^  ^  ^  ^                ###&$†^~,¨
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¨,~^†$&### (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ###&$†^~,¨
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¨,~^†$&### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###&$†^~,¨
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