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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. &^^~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^^ ^^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~^^ ^^~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~^^& 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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