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