##@#$^\--,                                          ,--\^$#@##
#@#$^\--,,                                          ,,--\^$#@#
@#$^\--,,,                                          ,,,--\^$#@
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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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@#$^\--,,,                                          ,,,--\^$#@
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