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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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