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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=
*=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨                =  =  =  =                ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«=*
$*=«~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~«=*$
£$*=«~¨¨¨¨ Following The Boulevard,  Two Floors  Up ¨¨¨¨~«=*$£
@£$*=«~¨¨¨ I  Found  Her  Crying  Behind  Two  Fern ¨¨¨~«=*$£@
#@£$*=«~¨¨ Vases.  She  Was  Beautiful,  And  As  I ¨¨~«=*$£@#
##@£$*=«~¨ Approached, She Looked Up And  Sniveled. ¨~«=*$£@##
#@£$*=«~¨¨ In  The  Nearest Vase  She  Had  Stuffed ¨¨~«=*$£@#
@£$*=«~¨¨¨             Both The Shoes.              ¨¨¨~«=*$£@
£$*=«~¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨~«=*$£
$*=«~¨¨¨¨¨ I Told  Her To Follow,  But  She  Didn'T ¨¨¨¨¨~«=*$
*=«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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