MOUS3 G1RL L1K3S SHO3S          
                                          
                                      
                                          
 1N TH1S DR34M 1  W4S  4  G1RL  OF  M4YB3 
 S1XT3EN  Y34RS, TOG3THER W1TH MY  D4D 1N 
 4  HUG3  B4TH  HOUS3  /  SP4  /  HOT3L / 
 SHOPP1NG C3NTRE.       D4D W4S CONST4TLY 
 PO1NTING OUT HOT  G1RLS TO  M3. "YOU S3E 
   TH4T BL4CK-H41R3D TH1NG D1SS4P3ARING   
 B3H1ND  TH3  CLOTH3S  R4CK?  OOF!"  H3'D 
 S4Y. H3 W4S  4LWAYS  V3RY  CR3EPY  4BOUT 
 TH1S,   GO1NG   FOR   G1RLS   MY    4G3. 
                                          
 TH1S N1GHT H3 H4D JUST TR13D  TO  WOO  4 
 G1RL H3  C4LL3D 4 "MOUS3" BY  BUY1NG H3R 
 SHO3S, BUT  SH3 H4D 4CC3PTED  TH3M  ONLY 
 TO  RUN 4WAY 1MM3DI4TELY  4FT3RWARD. D4D 
 W4S   4  B1T  BUMM3D  BUT   DROPP3D   1T 
 QU1CKLY. 1  S41D  GOODN1GHT  TO H1M  4ND 
       W3NT LOOK1NG FOR TH3 MOUS3.        
                                          
 TH3 BU1LDING W4S 3NORMOUS  4ND M4Z3L1KE. 
 W4LLS,  FLOORS 4ND P1LL4RS  W3RE S3T  1N 
 GR3EN  M4RBL3.  THROUGHOUT TH3 HOUS3 R4N 
 4 M41N  BOUL3V4RD,  W1D3  4S  4  STR3ET, 
 FR4M3D W1TH CL4Y V4S3S  D4RK 4S OBS1DI4N 
 4ND T4LL3R  TH4N 4 P3RSON. 1N  34CH V4S3 
 W4S PL4C3D UPR1GHT 4 L34F  FROM  4  P4LM 
 TR3E  OR G14NT F3RN.  TH3  BOUL3V4RD W4S 
 D1MLY  L1T, WH1CH 4LLOW3D TH3 POOLS TH4T 
   W3RE G3NEROUSLY SPR1NKL3D THROUGHOUT   
   34CH FLOOR WOULD R3FLECT SUGG3ST1VE    
          P4TT3RNS ON TH3 M4RBL3.         
                                          
                                      
                                          
 FOLLOW1NG  TH3 BOUL3V4RD,  TWO FLOORS UP 
 1  FOUND  H3R  CRY1NG  B3H1ND  TWO  F3RN 
 V4S3S.  SH3  W4S  B34UT1FUL,  4ND  4S  1 
 4PPROACH3D,  SH3 LOOK3D UP 4ND SN1V3LED. 
 1N  TH3  N34REST V4S3  SH3  H4D  STUFF3D 
              BOTH TH3 SHO3S.             
                                          
 1  TOLD H3R  TO FOLLOW, BUT  SH3  D1DN'T 
 MOV3  OR  SP34K. SO  1NST34D  1 S41D  TO 
 ST4Y TH3RE, 4ND R4N TO  G3T H3R 4 B3TTER 
 P41R  OF  SHO3S  TH4T SH3 WOULD 4CTUALLY 
 L1K3.  WH3N  1  R3TURNED,  H4V1NG  SP3NT 
 MOR3  TH4N  1 COULD  R34LLY 4FFORD,  SH3 
 W4S V1SIBLY 1MPR3SSED.  1 TR13D TO SOUND 
 COOL,  S4Y1NG SOM3TH1NG  L1K3  "WH4T  DO 
 YOU  TH1NK,  JUST B3C4USE 4  G1RL H4S  4 
 FR34KY D4D,  SH3  DO3SN'T  H4V3  T4ST3?" 
 BUT  MOUS3  G1RL  JUST  L4UGH3D  4T  M3. 
                                          
 SH3 TH3N TOOK M3 BY TH3  H4ND 4ND L3D M3 
 OUT  4  S1D3  ROUT3   TO   4  CLOS3D-OFF 
 ROOFTOP W4LK1NG  G4RD3N, FULL OF JUN1P3R 
 4ND  THUJ4. 1T W4S  4  L4T3 3VEN1NG, 4ND 
     TH3 ST4RS W3RE GL1TT3RING. B31NG     
 CLOS3D, TH3 G4RD3N  H4D 1TS L1GHT TURN3D 
 OFF,  BUT  W3  COULD ST1LL S3E  OUR  W4Y 
 4ROUND  BY TH3 L1GHT SH1NING  DOWN  FROM 
 TH3  W1NDOWS   OF  TH3   H1GH3R  FLOORS. 
                                          
 SH3 L4Y DOWN 1N  4 P4TCH OF GR4SS. 1 S4T 
 DOWN  ON  MY  KN3ES,  4ND  TH3N  CR4WL3D 
 CLOS3R.  SH3  L4UGH3D  4T  M3 4GA1N, 4ND 
                  S41D -                  
                                          
                                      
                                          
 (H3RE 1 4M 4WAK3NED BY TH3 MORN1NG CR3W)