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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 $^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^ Dimly Lit, Which Allowed The Pools  That ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=   Were Generously Sprinkled Throughout   =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,   Each Floor Would Reflect Suggestive    ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          Patterns On The Marble.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^                                          ^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^$ Following The Boulevard,  Two Floors  Up $^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^$$ I  Found  Her  Crying  Behind  Two  Fern $$^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^$$£ Vases.  She  Was  Beautiful,  And  As  I £$$^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=^$$££ Approached, She Looked  Up And Sniveled. ££$$^=,¨¨¨
¨¨,=^$$££# In  The  Nearest  Vase  She  Had Stuffed #££$$^=,¨¨
¨,=^$$££##             Both The Shoes.              ##££$$^=,¨
¨¨,=^$$££#                                          #££$$^=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=^$$££ I  Told Her  To  Follow, But She  Didn'T ££$$^=,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=^$$£ Move Or  Speak. So  Instead  I  Said  To £$$^=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=^$$ Stay There, And  Ran To Get Her A Better $$^=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^$ 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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