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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.              $*~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*$ 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. £&$*~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~*$&                                          &$*~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~*$ 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 -                  &$*~.¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~*$&£#                *  *  *  *                #£&$*~.¨¨¨
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¨.~*$&£### (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ###£&$*~.¨
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¨¨¨.~*$&£# **************************************** #£&$*~.¨¨¨
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