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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^%
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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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