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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.       @#^«.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.«^^$#@##                                          ##@#$^^«.¨
¨.«^^$###@ The  Building Was Enormous And Mazelike. @###$^^«.¨
¨.«^^$###@ Walls,  Floors  And Pillars  Were Set In @###$^^«.¨
¨.«^^$@### Green  Marble. Throughout  The House Ran ###@$^^«.¨
¨¨¨..^^^## 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 ##^«¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨«^$#                  Said -                  #$^«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.««^^$#                ^  ^  ^  ^                #$^^««.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨..«^## (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ##^«..¨¨¨¨
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¨.«^^$#@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@#$^^«.¨
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