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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 - @¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
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@¨@¨@¨@@@¨ \ \ \ \ @¨@¨@@¨@@¨
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¨¨¨¨¨@¨@¨@ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ¨¨¨@@¨@@¨¨
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