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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. ####@%;-~,
,~-;%@####                                          ####@%;-~,
,~-;%@#### 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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