,,«^%%%%§#                                          #§%%%%^«,,
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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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