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....,«;=@@ # THERE'S A RECURRING HOUSE DREAM, OR, # @@=;«,....
...,«;=@@@ # A RECURRING WAY THOS DREAMS ARE      # @@@=;«,...
..,«;=@@@# @ CONSTRUCTED, A WAY THEY TAKE PLACE.. @ #@@@=;«,..
.,«;=@@@## @                                      @ ##@@@=;«,.
..,«;=@@@# @ 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.                      @ =;«,......
.......,«; @                                      @ ;«,.......
........,« ¤ BUT, THE BUILDING HAS AN INFINITE    ¤ «,........
........., ¤ FLOOR PLAN? IT'S GROWING AS I MOVE   ¤ ,.........
.......... ¤ THROUGH IT, OFTEN BURROWING SEVERAL  ¤ ..........
.......... ¤ FLOORS BELOW GROUND.                 ¤ ..........
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........., @ 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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