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,.»^=£##@#          MOUSE GIRL LIKES SHOES          #@##£=^».,
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,.»^=£#@##                ^  ^  ^  ^                ##@#£=^».,
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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. #@##£=^».,
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,.»^=£##@# 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. #£^»,,,,,,
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,,,,,,»=## SHE LAY  DOWN IN A PATCH OF GRASS. I SAT ##=»,,,,,,
,.»^=£##@@ DOWN  ON  MY  KNEES,  AND  THEN  CRAWLED @@##£=^».,
,.»^=££### CLOSER. SHE  LAUGHED  AT  ME AGAIN,  AND ###££=^».,
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