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,,~:$&£### :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ###£&$:~,,
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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 £&:~,,,,,,
,,~:$&£### Off,  But We  Could  Still  See Our  Way ###£&$:~,,
,,~:$&£### Around  By  The Light  Shining Down From ###£&$:~,,
,,~:$&£### The  Windows   Of  The  Higher   Floors. ###£&$:~,,
,,~:$&£###                                          ###£&$:~,,
,,~~~$$££# She Lay Down In A Patch Of Grass. I  Sat #££$$~~~,,
,,~:$&£### Down  On  My  Knees,  And  Then  Crawled ###£&$:~,,
,,~:$&£### Closer. She  Laughed  At  Me  Again, And ###£&$:~,,
,,,,,,,:$£                  Said -                  £$:,,,,,,,
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,,~:$&£###                :  :  :  :                ###£&$:~,,
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,,~:$&£### (Here I Am Awakened By The Morning Crew) ###£&$:~,,
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