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¨¨^«^$$@##          Mouse girl Likes Shoes          ##@$$^«^¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^«^$$@ In This  Dream I  Was  A Girl  Of  Maybe @$$^«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^«^$$@# Sixteen  Years, Together With My Dad  In #@$$^«^¨¨¨
¨¨^«^$$@## A  Huge  Bath  House /  Spa  /  Hotel  / ##@$$^«^¨¨
¨^«^$$@### Shopping centre.       Dad Was Constatly ###@$$^«^¨
¨¨^«^$$@## Pointing Out Hot Girls  To Me. "You  See ##@$$^«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«^$$@#   That Black-Haired Thing Dissapearing   #@$$^«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«^$$@ Behind  The  Clothes  Rack?  Oof!"  He'D @$$^«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«^$$ Say. He Was  Always  Very  Creepy  About $$^«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«^$$@ This,    Going   For   Girls   My   Age. @$$^«^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨^«^$$@## This Night  He Had  Just Tried  To Woo A ##@$$^«^¨¨
¨^«^$$@### Girl He  Called A  "Mouse" By Buying Her ###@$$^«^¨
¨¨^«^$$@## Shoes,  But She  Had  Accepted Them Only ##@$$^«^¨¨
¨¨¨^«^$$@# To Run Away  Immediately Afterward.  Dad #@$$^«^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«^$$@ Was   A  Bit   Bummed   But  Dropped  It @$$^«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«^$$ Quickly.  I  Said Goodnight To  Him  And $$^«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^«^$$@       Went Looking For The Mouse.        @$$^«^¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨^«^$$                ^  ^  ^  ^                $$^«^¨¨¨¨¨
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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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