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.~«;%%¤###          Mouse girl Likes Shoes          ###¤%%;«~.
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.~«;%%¤###                ;  ;  ;  ;                ###¤%%;«~.
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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. ###¤%%;«~.
....~««%¤#                                          #¤%««~....
.~«;%%¤### 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.             ¤¤%;~~~...
.~«;%%¤###                                          ###¤%%;«~.
.~«;;;;%%¤ 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 ¤%%;~.....
.~«;%%%%##                  Said -                  ##%%%%;«~.
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.~«;%%¤###                ;  ;  ;  ;                ###¤%%;«~.
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.~«;%%¤### (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ###¤%%;«~.
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