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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 - ¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨& : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨& (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ &¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ &&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨