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