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¨:~^†%####                                          ####%†^~:¨
¨¨:~^†%###                                          ###%†^~:¨¨
¨¨¨:~^†%## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##%†^~:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:~^†%#                                          #%†^~:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:~^†%          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) #%†^~:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:~^†%### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ###%†^~:¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨:~^†%                                          %†^~:¨¨¨¨¨