,,,,~:$&@#                                          #@&$:~,,,,
,,,~:$&@##                                          ##@&$:~,,,
,,~:$&@###                                          ###@&$:~,,
,,,~:$&@##                                          ##@&$:~,,,
,,,,~:$&@#                                          #@&$:~,,,,
,,,,,~:$&@ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: @&$:~,,,,,
,,,,,,~:$&                                          &$:~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:$          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) #@&$:~,,,,
,,,~:$&@##                                          ##@&$:~,,,
,,~:$&@### :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ###@&$:~,,
,,,~:$&@##                                          ##@&$:~,,,
,,,,~:$&@#                                          #@&$:~,,,,
,,,,,~:$&@                                          @&$:~,,,,,
,,,,,,~:$&                                          &$:~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~:$                                          $:~,,,,,,,