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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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