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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.       £&§^-,....
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......,-^§ 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.              #@£&§^-,..
...,-^§&£@                                          @£&§^-,...
....,-^§&£ 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. ..........
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.......... 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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.......,-^                ^  ^  ^  ^                ^-,.......
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........., (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ,.........
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