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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. ¨##¨#¨###¨
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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. ¨#¨¨¨¨##¨¨
#¨#¨#####¨ ¨##¨¨¨#¨#¨
#####¨¨¨¨# 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 #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
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###¨#####¨ (here i am awakened by the morning crew) ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
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