,~«^*&&@@# #@@&&*^«~,
,,,,«^^*&@ @&*^^«,,,,
,~«^*&&@@# #@@&&*^«~,
,,,,«^**&& &&**^«,,,,
,,,,,~~«*& &*«~~,,,,,
,~«^*&&&@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@&&&*^«~,
,,,««^*&&@ @&&*^««,,,
,~«^*&&&&@ 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) ##@@&*^«~,
,~«^*&&@@# #@@&&*^«~,
,~«^*&@@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@@&*^«~,
,,,~«««**& &**«««~,,,
,~«^*&&@@# #@@&&*^«~,
,,,,,~^^&@ @&^^~,,,,,
,~«^*&@@## ##@@&*^«~,
,~«^*&&&@@ @@&&&*^«~,