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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. £¤$*^«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^ FOLLOWING THE BOULEVARD, TWO FLOORS UP ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« I FOUND HER CRYING BEHIND TWO FERN «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ VASES. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND AS I ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ APPROACHED, SHE LOOKED UP AND SNIVELED. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IN THE NEAREST VASE SHE HAD STUFFED ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BOTH THE SHOES. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« I TOLD HER TO FOLLOW, BUT SHE DIDN'T «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^ MOVE OR SPEAK. SO INSTEAD I SAID TO ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^* STAY THERE, AND RAN TO GET HER A BETTER *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$ 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 ¤$*^«~¨¨¨¨
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