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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. @†/«-.....
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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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..-«/†@&¶# (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) #¶&@†/«-..
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