¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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. &&&&&&&&&&
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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. &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& 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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