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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. %†-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-† †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,- 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-† (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) †-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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