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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 ,,§,,,,,§§
§§,,,,,,§,   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. ,,,,,,§,,,
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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 ,,,§,,,,,,
,§,§§,,,,§ 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. ,,§§§,,,,,
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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 §,,,,,§§§,
,,,,,,§,,,                  SAID -                  ,§,,,,§,§§
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§,§§,,,,,, (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ,,,,,§,,,,
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