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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.         ##&£%:-^,,
,,,^-:%£&#                                          #&£%:-^,,,
,,,,^-:%£&                :  :  :  :                &£%:-^,,,,
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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.             £%:-^,,,,,
,,,,^-:%£&                                          &£%:-^,,,,
,,,^-:%£&# 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 -                  %:-^,,,,,,
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,,,^-:%£&#                                          #&£%:-^,,,
,,^-:%£&## (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ##&£%:-^,,
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