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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.       @@%«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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