¨¨¨:-=$§#@ @#§$=-:¨¨¨
¨¨:-=$§#@# #@#§$=-:¨¨
¨:-=$§#@## ##@#§$=-:¨
¨¨:-=$§#@# #@#§$=-:¨¨
¨¨¨:-=$§#@ @#§$=-:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:-=$§# ======================================== #§$=-:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:-=$§ §$=-:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:-=$ 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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