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.&&&&&.&.. # THERE'S A RECURRING HOUSE DREAM, OR, # ..&&......
.&....&&&. # A RECURRING WAY THOS DREAMS ARE # &.&.&.....
.&&...&..& # CONSTRUCTED, A WAY THEY TAKE PLACE.. # .&&&&&....
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.&&&&.&.&& # I WANDER AROUND IN A BUILDING, OFTEN # &&&...&&..
.&...&&&&. # GOVERNMENTAL OR CORPORATE, LIKE A # ...&..&.&.
.&&..&...& ¶ SCHOOL OR OFFICE, LOOKING TO GET TO ¶ &..&&.&&&&
&&.&.&&..& ¶ A PLACE, OR TO EXIT THE BUILDING, OR ¶ &&.&.&&...
&.&&&&.&.& ¶ SOMESUCH THING. ¶ ..&&&&.&..
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&..&..&... & BUT, THE BUILDING HAS AN INFINITE & &.&&..&..&
.&.&&.&&.. & FLOOR PLAN? IT'S GROWING AS I MOVE & &&&.&.&&.&
&&&&.&&.&. & THROUGH IT, OFTEN BURROWING SEVERAL & ...&&&&.&&
....&&.&&& & FLOORS BELOW GROUND. & &..&...&&.
....&.&&.. $ $ &&.&&..&.&
&...&&&.&. $ AS I OPEN DOORS, I GET IN CORRIDORS, $ ..&&.&.&&&
.&..&..&&& $ WHO LEAD TO ROOMS, DOWNWARD STAIRS, $ &.&.&&&&..
.&&.&&.&.. $ MORE CORRIDORS, SUDDENLY OFFICES, $ .&&&&...&.
.&.&&.&&&. $ CONTROL CENTERS, FURNACES, NUCLEAR $ .&...&..&&
&&&&.&&..& $ POWER PLANTS... † .&&..&&.&.
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.&..&.&&&& . IN THESE DREAMS, IT'S A RARE THING I . ..&&&&&&..
.&&.&&&... GET OUT. SOMETIMES I GET LUCID . ..&.....&.
.&.&&..&.. BECAUSE OF REFLECTION ON THE &.&&....&&
&&&&.&.&&. STRUCTURE OF THESE BUILDINGS. . .&&.&...&.
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.&..&...&& A FAVE VARIANT ON THIS DREAM IS .&&&..&.&.
.&&.&&..&. WHEN IT'S NOT A HOUSE BUT A DAM, OR &&..&.&&&&
&&.&&.&.&& . OTHER SUCH LARGE CONCRETE STRUCTURE &.&.&&&...
&.&&.&&&&. AROUND WATER. .&&&&..&..
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&..&&.&..& I GET STUCK ON SOME CAUSEWAY, OR . .&&..&&&.&
.&.&.&&&.& MAYBE FLOODED AWAY... MAYBE NIGHT IS .&.&.&..&&
&&&&&&..&& FALLING QUICK AND I CAN'T SEE... &&&&&&&.&.
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.&....&&&& ONCE OR TWICE I'VE DROWNED,,, OWO &......&..
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