¨¨¨,~^§$@@ @@$§^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^§$@@# #@@$§^~,¨¨
¨,~^§$@@## ##@@$§^~,¨
¨¨,~^§$@@# #@@$§^~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~^§$@@ @@$§^~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^§$@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @$§^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^§$ $§^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^§ MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES §^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^ ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ ^ ^ ^ ^ ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~ IN THIS DREAM I WAS A GIRL OF MAYBE ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^ SIXTEEN YEARS, TOGETHER WITH MY DAD IN ^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^§ A HUGE BATH HOUSE / SPA / HOTEL / §^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^§$ 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) @@$§^~,¨¨¨
¨¨,~^§$@@# #@@$§^~,¨¨
¨,~^§$@@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@@$§^~,¨
¨¨,~^§$@@# #@@$§^~,¨¨
¨¨¨,~^§$@@ @@$§^~,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,~^§$@ @$§^~,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,~^§$ $§^~,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^§ §^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨