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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 ¶&*;««-¨¨¨
¨-«;$*&¶## went looking for the mouse. ##¶&*$;«-¨
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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 &***;-¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$*&¶## i found her crying behind two fern ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨¨¨¨-;$$$& vases. she was beautiful, and as i &$$$;-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«$*¶ approached, she looked up and sniveled. ¶*$«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«$*& in the nearest vase she had stuffed &*$«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$&¶### both the shoes. ###¶&$;«-¨
¨¨---«;*&¶ ¶&*;«---¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-;*¶ 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 &*;;««¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$$$**& freaky dad, she doesn't have taste?" &**$$$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶## but mouse girl just laughed at me. ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶## ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨¨¨¨«;$$*& she then took me by the hand and led me &*$$;«¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$*&¶## out a side route to a closed-off ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨¨¨¨¨«;$*¶ rooftop walking garden, full of juniper ¶*$;«¨¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$*¶### and thuja. it was a late evening, and ###¶*$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶## the stars were glittering. being ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶¶¶ closed, the garden had its light turned ¶¶¶&*$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶## off, but we could still see our way ##¶&*$;«-¨
-«;$*&¶### around by the light shining down from ###¶&*$;«-
¨-«;$*&¶## the windows of the higher floors. ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨-«;$**&¶¶ ¶¶&**$;«-¨
¨¨¨-«;$$&¶ she lay down in a patch of grass. i sat ¶&$$;«-¨¨¨
¨-«;$&¶### down on my knees, and then crawled ###¶&$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶## closer. she laughed at me again, and ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨¨¨¨-««;$& said - &$;««-¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$*&¶## ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨¨¨¨«;;**¶ ; ; ; ; ¶**;;«¨¨¨¨
¨-«;$*&¶## ##¶&*$;«-¨
¨-«;$*&¶¶¶ (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ¶¶¶&*$;«-¨
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