MOUS3 G1RL L1K3S SHO3S          
                                          
                                      
                                          
 1N  TH1S DR34M  1 W4S  4  G1RL OF  M4YB3 
 S1XT3EN Y34RS, TOG3THER W1TH  MY D4D  1N 
 4  HUG3  B4TH  HOUS3  /  SP4  /  HOT3L / 
 SHOPP1NG C3NTRE.      D4D W4S  CONST4TLY 
 PO1NTING OUT HOT  G1RLS TO  M3. "YOU S3E 
   TH4T BL4CK-H41R3D TH1NG D1SS4P3ARING   
 B3H1ND  TH3  CLOTH3S  R4CK?  OOF!"  H3'D 
 S4Y.  H3 W4S 4LWAYS  V3RY  CR3EPY  4BOUT 
 TH1S,   GO1NG   FOR    G1RLS   MY   4G3. 
                                          
 TH1S  N1GHT H3  H4D JUST  TR13D TO WOO 4 
 G1RL H3 C4LL3D 4  "MOUS3"  BY BUY1NG H3R 
 SHO3S, BUT  SH3 H4D  4CC3PTED  TH3M ONLY 
 TO  RUN 4WAY  1MM3DI4TELY 4FT3RWARD. D4D 
 W4S   4  B1T  BUMM3D   BUT   DROPP3D  1T 
 QU1CKLY. 1  S41D  GOODN1GHT TO  H1M  4ND 
        W3NT LOOK1NG FOR TH3 MOUS3.       
                                          
 TH3 BU1LDING  W4S 3NORMOUS 4ND M4Z3L1KE. 
 W4LLS,  FLOORS 4ND  P1LL4RS W3RE  S3T 1N 
 GR3EN  M4RBL3. THROUGHOUT TH3 HOUS3  R4N 
 4  M41N  BOUL3V4RD,  W1D3 4S  4  STR3ET, 
 FR4M3D  W1TH CL4Y V4S3S D4RK 4S OBS1DI4N 
 4ND  T4LL3R TH4N 4 P3RSON.  1N 34CH V4S3 
 W4S  PL4C3D  UPR1GHT 4  L34F FROM 4 P4LM 
 TR3E  OR G14NT F3RN.  TH3  BOUL3V4RD W4S 
 D1MLY L1T, WH1CH 4LLOW3D  TH3 POOLS TH4T 
   W3RE G3NEROUSLY SPR1NKL3D THROUGHOUT   
   34CH FLOOR WOULD R3FLECT SUGG3ST1VE    
          P4TT3RNS ON TH3 M4RBL3.         
                                          
                                      
                                          
 FOLLOW1NG TH3 BOUL3V4RD,  TWO FLOORS  UP 
 1  FOUND  H3R  CRY1NG  B3H1ND  TWO  F3RN 
 V4S3S.  SH3  W4S  B34UT1FUL,  4ND  4S  1 
 4PPROACH3D, SH3 LOOK3D UP  4ND SN1V3LED. 
 1N  TH3 N34REST  V4S3  SH3  H4D  STUFF3D 
              BOTH TH3 SHO3S.             
                                          
 1  TOLD  H3R TO  FOLLOW,  BUT SH3 D1DN'T 
 MOV3  OR SP34K.  SO  1NST34D 1  S41D  TO 
 ST4Y  TH3RE, 4ND R4N TO G3T H3R 4 B3TTER 
 P41R  OF  SHO3S TH4T SH3  WOULD 4CTUALLY 
 L1K3.  WH3N  1  R3TURNED,  H4V1NG  SP3NT 
 MOR3 TH4N  1  COULD  R34LLY  4FFORD, SH3 
 W4S V1SIBLY  1MPR3SSED. 1 TR13D TO SOUND 
 COOL,  S4Y1NG  SOM3TH1NG  L1K3 "WH4T  DO 
 YOU  TH1NK,  JUST B3C4USE  4 G1RL  H4S 4 
 FR34KY  D4D,  SH3  DO3SN'T H4V3  T4ST3?" 
 BUT  MOUS3  G1RL  JUST  L4UGH3D  4T  M3. 
                                          
 SH3 TH3N  TOOK M3 BY TH3 H4ND 4ND L3D M3 
 OUT  4  S1D3  ROUT3   TO   4  CLOS3D-OFF 
 ROOFTOP W4LK1NG G4RD3N, FULL  OF JUN1P3R 
 4ND  THUJ4. 1T  W4S 4 L4T3 3VEN1NG,  4ND 
     TH3 ST4RS W3RE GL1TT3RING. B31NG     
 CLOS3D, TH3  G4RD3N H4D 1TS L1GHT TURN3D 
 OFF, BUT W3  COULD  ST1LL  S3E  OUR  W4Y 
 4ROUND  BY  TH3  L1GHT SH1NING DOWN FROM 
 TH3   W1NDOWS  OF  TH3  H1GH3R   FLOORS. 
                                          
 SH3 L4Y DOWN 1N 4 P4TCH OF GR4SS. 1  S4T 
 DOWN  ON  MY  KN3ES,  4ND  TH3N  CR4WL3D 
 CLOS3R.  SH3 L4UGH3D  4T  M3 4GA1N,  4ND 
                  S41D -                  
                                          
                                      
                                          
 (H3RE 1 4M 4WAK3NED BY TH3 MORN1NG CR3W)