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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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...,««§&&&                =  =  =  =                &&&§««,...
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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. &&*=«,....
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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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.,,,=§*&&#                =  =  =  =                #&&*§=,,,.
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.,«=§*&### (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) ###&*§=«,.
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.,«=§*&### ======================================== ###&*§=«,.
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