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###§¤=†«:,          Mouse girl Likes Shoes          ,:«†=¤§###
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#§¤=†«:,,,                †  †  †  †                ,,,:«†=¤§#
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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. ,:«†=¤§###
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#§¤=†«:,,, 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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