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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 #¶£@=^»,¨¨
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¨¨,»^=@£¶# 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 #¶£@=^»,¨¨
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¨¨,»^=@£¶# 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 =^»,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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