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,,,@,,,,@, //////////////////////////////////////// ,@,,@@@@@,
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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 ,@,,,@,@@@
@,@@@,,@@@ SAID - ,@@,,@@@,,
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,@,@@@,,,@ @@@,,,,@@,
,@@@,,@,,@ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) @,,@,,,@,@
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