,,~^%§@@##                                          ##@@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@#@#                                          #@#@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@#@@                                          @@#@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@#@#                                          #@#@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@#@#                                          #@#@§%^~,,
,,~~~~%@@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@@%~~~~,,
,,~^%§@###                                          ###@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@#@#          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 -                  @%%^^~,,,,
,,~^%§@#@#                                          #@#@§%^~,,
,,,,,~~^§@                ^  ^  ^  ^                @§^~~,,,,,
,,~^%§@#@#                                          #@#@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@@@@ (HERE I AM AWAKENED BY THE MORNING CREW) @@@@§%^~,,
,,,,,~^^§#                                          #§^^~,,,,,
,,~^%§@#@# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #@#@§%^~,,
,,~^%§@@@#                                          #@@@§%^~,,
,,~^%@#@##                                          ##@#@%^~,,
,,,,,~~%@@                                          @@%~~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^§#                                          #§^~,,,,,,
,,,~^%§§@#                                          #@§§%^~,,,