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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. ¨:««//§##¶
###¶§§/«:¨                                          ¨:«/§§¶###
##¶#§§/«:¨ 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.             ¨¨¨¨¨:/§§¶
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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. ¨:«/§§#¶##
##§//«::¨¨                                          ¨¨::«//§##
¶§§§/:¨¨¨¨ 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 -                  ¨¨¨¨:://§#
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¶#§§§§/«:¨ (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ¨:«/§§§§#¶
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