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&$%*-^.... **************************************** ....^-*%$&
$%*-^.....                                          .....^-*%$
&$%*-^....          Mouse girl Likes Shoes          ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^...                                          ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^..                *  *  *  *                ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^.                                          .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^.. In  This  Dream  I  Was A  Girl Of Maybe ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^... Sixteen Years, Together With  My Dad  In ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... A  Huge  Bath  House /  Spa  /  Hotel  / ....^-*%$&
$%*-^..... Shopping centre.       Dad Was Constatly .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... Pointing Out Hot Girls  To Me.  "You See ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^...   That Black-Haired Thing Dissapearing   ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^.. Behind  The  Clothes  Rack?  Oof!"  He'D ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. Say. He Was  Always  Very  Creepy  About .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^.. This,   Going   For   Girls   My    Age. ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^...                                          ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... This  Night He Had  Just Tried  To Woo A ....^-*%$&
$%*-^..... Girl  He Called A "Mouse" By  Buying Her .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... Shoes,  But She Had Accepted  Them  Only ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^... To  Run Away Immediately Afterward.  Dad ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^.. Was  A   Bit  Bummed  But   Dropped   It ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. Quickly. I  Said  Goodnight  To Him  And .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^..        Went Looking For The Mouse.       ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^...                                          ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... The Building Was  Enormous And Mazelike. ....^-*%$&
$%*-^..... Walls,  Floors  And  Pillars Were Set In .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... Green Marble.  Throughout  The House Ran ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^... A  Main  Boulevard, Wide  As  A  Street, ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^.. Framed  With Clay Vases Dark As Obsidian ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. And Taller Than A Person.  In Each  Vase .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^.. Was Placed  Upright  A Leaf From A  Palm ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^... Tree Or Giant  Fern.  The  Boulevard Was ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... Dimly Lit,  Which Allowed The Pools That ....^-*%$&
$%*-^.....   Were Generously Sprinkled Throughout   .....^-*%$
&$%*-^....   Each Floor Would Reflect Suggestive    ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^...         Patterns On The Marble.          ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^..                                          ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^.                *  *  *  *                .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^..                                          ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^... Following The Boulevard,  Two Floors  Up ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... I  Found  Her  Crying  Behind  Two  Fern ....^-*%$&
$%*-^..... Vases.  She  Was  Beautiful,  And  As  I .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... Approached, She  Looked Up And Sniveled. ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^... In  The  Nearest  Vase  She Had  Stuffed ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^..             Both The Shoes.              ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^.                                          .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^.. I  Told Her To  Follow, But  She  Didn'T ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^... Move  Or  Speak.  So Instead  I Said  To ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... Stay There, And  Ran To Get Her A Better ....^-*%$&
$%*-^..... Pair Of  Shoes  That She  Would Actually .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... Like.  When  I  Returned,  Having  Spent ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^... More Than I  Could  Really  Afford,  She ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^.. Was Visibly Impressed. I  Tried To Sound ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. Cool,  Saying  Something  Like "What  Do .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^.. You  Think, Just Because  A Girl  Has  A ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^... Freaky  Dad,  She  Doesn'T Have  Taste?" ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... But  Mouse  Girl  Just  Laughed  At  Me. ....^-*%$&
$%*-^.....                                          .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... She Then Took Me  By The Hand And Led Me ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^... Out  A   Side  Route  To  A   Closed-Off ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^.. Rooftop Walking Garden, Full Of  Juniper ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. And  Thuja.  It Was A Late Evening,  And .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^..     The Stars Were Glittering. Being     ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^... Closed, The Garden Had Its  Light Turned ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^.... Off,  But  We  Could  Still  See Our Way ....^-*%$&
$%*-^..... Around By  The  Light  Shining Down From .....^-*%$
&$%*-^.... The  Windows  Of  The   Higher   Floors. ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^...                                          ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^.. She Lay Down In A Patch Of Grass.  I Sat ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. Down  On  My  Knees,  And  Then  Crawled .^-*%$&@##
#@&$%*-^.. Closer. She Laughed  At  Me  Again,  And ..^-*%$&@#
@&$%*-^...                  Said -                  ...^-*%$&@
&$%*-^....                                          ....^-*%$&
$%*-^.....                *  *  *  *                .....^-*%$
&$%*-^....                                          ....^-*%$&
@&$%*-^... (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ...^-*%$&@
#@&$%*-^..                                          ..^-*%$&@#
##@&$%*-^. **************************************** .^-*%$&@##
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