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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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