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On the Essence of Dreams
I once read a satire that criticized dreaming. The author, who wrote it in the late 1800s, humorously elaborated upon the "boring" habit that people tend to partake in just after wakig up: telling others about their dreams. The satire is my personal favorite, even considering all other satires I have ever read. Yet, I disagree with the author. I actually find enjoyment in hearing the bizarre tales of others, the things that they experience in the dreamscape. So, please, share your dreams. It can be any dream you have ever had, vivid or bland. Sigmund Freud claimed that the driving factors of the human mind lay primarily in the subconscious, and though he was later proven mostly wrong, the things that present themselves when we are unconscious, such as in our dreams, are still interesting. I think you get the idea, so enjoy this challenge!
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On dreams.

My dreams ( that I remembe) always seem to have a common theme. I am chased. Men in suits have invaded my school ( I hide in the bathroom while my friends fight them off. It doesn't save me.) A libarian who I am quite fond of invades my home and tries to kill me. I had in a closet for quite a while, before finally drowning the librarian in a river. A serial killer is threatening the son of my mom's best friend. I run the other way and leave him to die. A few streets away, I realize what I have done and run back. Halfway through a dream I remember that I've had this one before. The first time, I managed to emerge victorious.This time, I fail.

When I was young, about three or four. I had a constant reeccuring dream. In one, I am in a lakeside cabin at night, when a werewolf with an axe comes to hunt me down. I run and run until I am at the docks. The werewolf chops off my head, and the dream ends. (The odd things is that I remember quite vividly that at that time I had no clue what a werewolf was.)

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