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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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