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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. ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨@ ¨¨¨@@@¨@¨¨
¨@@¨¨@@¨¨@ 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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