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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. @ ..@.@@....
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.....@.@@. ¤ AS I OPEN DOORS, I GET IN CORRIDORS, ¤ @...@.@@..
.......@@@ ¤ WHO LEAD TO ROOMS, DOWNWARD STAIRS, ¤ @@....@@@.
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@........@ ¤ 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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.@@...@.@@ 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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