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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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