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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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