,,-^§§§&&@                                          @&&§§§^-,,
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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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