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.,~^*&&###               HOUSE DREAM                ###&&*^~,.
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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.                 & #&*~......
.,~^*&&### &                                      & ###&&*^~,.
.,~^*&&### & 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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