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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.                          £$%*«,....
...,«*%$£¶                                        , ¶£$%*«,...
..,«*%$£¶@   I GET STUCK ON SOME CAUSEWAY, OR     . @¶£$%*«,..
.,«*%$£¶@#   MAYBE FLOODED AWAY... MAYBE NIGHT IS   #@¶£$%*«,.
..,«*%$£¶@   FALLING QUICK AND I CAN'T SEE...       @¶£$%*«,..
...,«*%$£¶                                          ¶£$%*«,...
....,«*%$£   ONCE OR TWICE I'VE DROWNED,,,    OWO   £$%*«,....
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