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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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