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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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