,,,,»»$$*£                                          £*$$»»,,,,
,.»/$*&£##                                          ##£&*$/».,
,,,,./*&&&                                          &&&*/.,,,,
,,..»$$$$&                                          &$$$$»..,,
,.»/$*&£##                                          ##£&*$/».,
,.»/$*&£## //////////////////////////////////////// ##£&*$/».,
,.»/$*&###                                          ###&*$/».,
,,,,.//$&£          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          £&$//.,,,,
,,,,,.»$&£                                          £&$».,,,,,
,.»/$*&£##                /  /  /  /                ##£&*$/».,
,,,»»/***&                                          &***/»»,,,
,,,,,,./$& 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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