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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. $†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^~†$@ @$†~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~†$@# 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 #@#@$†~^¨¨
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