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,-«^*§¤£##          Mouse girl Likes Shoes          ##£¤§*^«-,
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,-«^*§¤£##                ^  ^  ^  ^                ##£¤§*^«-,
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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. #¤§^^^«-,,
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,-«^*§¤£## 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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,-«^*§¤¤£#                ^  ^  ^  ^                #£¤¤§*^«-,
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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.             ###£¤§*^-,
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,,,«««*¤¤# 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. ¤¤*«---,,,
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,-«^*§¤¤¤¤ 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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,-«^*§¤£## (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ##£¤§*^«-,
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,-«^*§¤££# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #££¤§*^«-,
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