§£^;,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,;^£§
#££§£^;~,,                                          ,,~;^£§££#
§§§^^~~,,,                                          ,,,~~^^§§§
£££;;;,,,,                                          ,,,,;;;£££
§^~,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,~^§
£££^~,,,,, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ,,,,,~^£££
##£§£^;~,,                                          ,,~;^£§£##
##£§£^;~,,          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) ,,,,,,,~^§
###£§^;~,,                                          ,,~;^§£###
###£§£^~,, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ,,~^£§£###
#££;,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,;££#
§§££;,,,,,                                          ,,,,,;££§§
#£§§£^;~,,                                          ,,~;^£§§£#
##£§£^;~,,                                          ,,~;^£§£##
£££§£^;~,,                                          ,,~;^£§£££