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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.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«/
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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. ¨:«/%¤¤@##
#@¤¤%/«:¨¨                                          ¨¨:«/%¤¤@#
@¤¤%/«:¨¨¨ 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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