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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. #¨#¨¨##¨¨#
¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨# ###¨#¨#¨##
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#¨ : : : : ¨¨######¨#
####¨¨¨### ¨#¨¨¨¨¨###
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨ 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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