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,,.»**$£##                                          ##£$**».,,
,,,.»**$£#          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          #£$**».,,,
,,,,.»**$£                                          £$**».,,,,
,,,,,.»**$                *  *  *  *                $**».,,,,,
,,,,.»**$£                                          £$**».,,,,
,,,.»**$£# 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. #£$**».,,,
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,,,,,.»**$ 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 -                  ##£$**».,,
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,,.»**$£##                *  *  *  *                ##£$**».,,
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,,,,.»**$£ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) £$**».,,,,
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