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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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