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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. ..,,,//=§¶
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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 .,«/=*§¶##
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§=/,,..... (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) .....,,/=§
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