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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 -                  #$†\«-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨-«\†$### (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ###$†\«-¨¨
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