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