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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. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@@¨@¨ 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. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@@¨@@¨@¨ 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. @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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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 @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨ SAID - @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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