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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. #¨#####¨¨¨
####¨¨#¨¨# ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
#¨¨¨#¨##¨# 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 - ¨¨#¨¨#¨¨##
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