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