¨¨¨¨-;**## ##**;-¨¨¨¨
¨.-;%*&##@ @##&*%;-.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.;%%& &%%;.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--;**#@ @#**;--¨¨¨
¨¨¨.;;**&& &&**;;.¨¨¨
¨.-;%*&#@# ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; #@#&*%;-.¨
¨¨¨¨..;**& &**;..¨¨¨¨
¨.-;%*&#@# 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) &*%;-¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-;%*&#@@ @@#&*%;-.¨
¨¨¨¨¨-%&&@ ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; @&&%-¨¨¨¨¨
¨.-;%*&#@@ @@#&*%;-.¨
¨.-;%*&#@# #@#&*%;-.¨
¨¨¨¨.-;*&@ @&*;-.¨¨¨¨
¨-;%*&#@## ##@#&*%;-¨
¨¨¨¨.--%%& &%%--.¨¨¨¨