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,,,@,@@@,@ ======================================== @@@,@,@,@,
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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. @@@@,,,,,@
@,@,,@@,,,                                          ,,,@,,,,@@
@@@,@,@,,, 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 -                  @,@@,,,@@@
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@@@,,,,,@,                                          @,,@@,@,@,
,,@,,,,@@@ (here i am awakened by the morning crew) @,@,@@@@@@
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