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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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@,@@,@,,@, 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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