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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 #§^†«:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:«†^§##                  Said -                  ##§^†«:¨¨¨
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¨¨¨:«†^§## (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ##§^†«:¨¨¨
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