,^»/§$#@##                                          ##@#$§/»^,
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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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