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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. ¨&&&&&¨&¨¨
¨&¨¨¨&&&¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨&&¨¨&¨¨&¨ 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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