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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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.,~*^%£@##                *  *  *  *                ##@£%^*~,.
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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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