,,,,,-~~%§                                          §%~~-,,,,,
,,,---^^%§                                          §%^^---,,,
,-~^%$§@##                                          ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$$$$@                                          @$$$$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@##                                          ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§§§§ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §§§§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§###                                          ###§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@##          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          ##@§$%^~-,
,,,,-^^^$§                                          §$^^^-,,,,
,,,,,,~%§#                ^  ^  ^  ^                #§%~,,,,,,
,-~^%$§@##                                          ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@## IN THIS  DREAM  I  WAS A  GIRL OF  MAYBE ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^^%$$§@ 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 @@$$^---,,
,-~^%$§@## AROUND BY  THE  LIGHT SHINING  DOWN FROM ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@## THE  WINDOWS   OF   THE  HIGHER  FLOORS. ##@§$%^~-,
,,-~~~%%§@                                          @§%%~~~-,,
,-~~~~%%%§ SHE LAY  DOWN IN A PATCH OF GRASS. I SAT §%%%~~~~-,
,-~^%$§@## DOWN  ON  MY  KNEES,  AND  THEN  CRAWLED ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@## CLOSER.  SHE  LAUGHED AT  ME  AGAIN, AND ##@§$%^~-,
,,,--^%$§#                  SAID -                  #§$%^--,,,
,-~^%$§@##                                          ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@##                ^  ^  ^  ^                ##@§$%^~-,
,,--^^%§@#                                          #@§%^^--,,
,-~^%%%$§§ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) §§$%%%^~-,
,,,,-^%$$@                                          @$$%^-,,,,
,-~^%$§@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@§$%^~-,
,,,-~~%$$§                                          §$$%~~-,,,
,,,~~%$$@@                                          @@$$%~~,,,
,-~^%$§@##                                          ##@§$%^~-,
,-~^%$@###                                          ###@$%^~-,
,-~^%$§@##                                          ##@§$%^~-,