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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 .,«\**§§§§
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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   .,«\\****§
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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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#¶***«««,. Down  On  My  Knees,  And  Then  Crawled .,«««***¶#
##¶§**\«,. Closer.  She  Laughed At  Me  Again, And .,«\**§¶##
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