,,,,.~^†@#                                          #@†^~.,,,,
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,,,,.~^†@#                                          #@†^~.,,,,
,,,.~^†@##                                          ##@†^~.,,,
,,.~^†@###                                          ###@†^~.,,
,.~^†@#### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ####@†^~.,
,,.~^†@###                                          ###@†^~.,,
,,,.~^†@##          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) #@†^~.,,,,
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,,,,.~^†@# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #@†^~.,,,,
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