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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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,,«:%£§¶## 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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