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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.        ###@§§:«.¨
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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.             #@@@§§:«.¨
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¨.«:§§@### 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 #@§§:..¨¨¨
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¨.«:§§@### (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ###@§§:«.¨
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