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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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