,,,.»=%¤¤£                                          £¤¤%=».,,,
,,.»=%¤¤£#                                          #£¤¤%=».,,
,.»=%¤¤£##                                          ##£¤¤%=».,
,,.»=%¤¤£#                                          #£¤¤%=».,,
,,,.»=%¤¤£                                          £¤¤%=».,,,
,,,,.»=%¤¤ ======================================== ¤¤%=».,,,,
,,,,,.»=%¤                                          ¤%=».,,,,,
,,,,,,.»=%          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 -                  ¤%=».,,,,,
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,,,,,.»=%¤                =  =  =  =                ¤%=».,,,,,
,,,,.»=%¤¤                                          ¤¤%=».,,,,
,,,.»=%¤¤£ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) £¤¤%=».,,,
,,.»=%¤¤£#                                          #£¤¤%=».,,
,.»=%¤¤£## ======================================== ##£¤¤%=».,
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