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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 $^=«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=^ you think, just because a girl has a ^=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«= freaky dad, she doesn't have taste?" =«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« but mouse girl just laughed at me. «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ she then took me by the hand and led me ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ out a side route to a closed-off ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« rooftop walking garden, full of juniper «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«= and thuja. it was a late evening, and =«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«=^ the stars were glittering. being ^=«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«=^$ 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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