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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. @@,,@@@,@@
,,,@,@,@,, ,@,@,,@@,@
,,@@@@@@,, 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. ,,,@,@@@,@
,,,,@@@@,, ,,@@@,,@@,
,,,@,,,@,, 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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