¨¨-~/*££##                                          ##££*/~-¨¨
¨-~/*££###                                          ###££*/~-¨
¨¨-~/*££##                                          ##££*/~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~/*££#                                          #££*/~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~/*££##                                          ##££*/~-¨¨
¨-~/*££### //////////////////////////////////////// ###££*/~-¨
¨¨-~/*££##                                          ##££*/~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~/*££#          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) ##££*/~-¨¨
¨-~/*££###                                          ###££*/~-¨
¨¨-~/*££## //////////////////////////////////////// ##££*/~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~/*££#                                          #££*/~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~/*££##                                          ##££*/~-¨¨
¨-~/*££###                                          ###££*/~-¨
¨¨-~/*££##                                          ##££*/~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~/*££#                                          #££*/~-¨¨¨