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,,-=*=£&£#          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          #£&£=*=-,,
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,,-=*=£&£#                *  *  *  *                #£&£=*=-,,
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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.         ##£&£=*=-,
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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. &£=*=-,,,,
,,,-=*=£&£                                          £&£=*=-,,,
,,-=*=£&£# 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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