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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. @,,,,,@@,,
,,,@,@,@@, ,@,,,,@,@,
,,,@@@@@,@ 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. @@@@@,,@,@
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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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