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,@@,,,,,@@ **************************************** ,,,@@@@@,@
@,@,,,,@,,                                          ,,@,,,,@@@
@@@,,,@@,,          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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