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11 July 2005

I had a dream. [More:]
I was standing outside a tall office building in Manhattan, next to a bank of revolving doors. A white-haired gent made his way up the sidewalk towards me. He stopped short of the entrance, turned to me, and asked me to hold his cane while he stepped inside for a moment. I took it and he went in.

The cane was made of a translucent green material (not stone -- some kind of resin, maybe) and had a typical curved handle. Both ends were capped in gold and silver. It was astonishingly beautiful, and the light passed through it in a most pleasing way.

I felt a child tug on my pants leg. When I looked down, there was a small boy in a stroller, who was rolling himself around town. He asked to see the cane, and I told him it wasn't mine. He asked again, and said it was pretty, and I agreed and let him hold it.

The next thing I know, the cane was broken. Somehow the kid dropped it, and the bottom six inches or so cracked off.

Almost immediately, the old man emerged from the building. I had the pieces of the cane in my hands, and tried to fit them together as I walked up.

I apologized for having failed in taking care of his cane, but the old man said not to worry. He had plenty more translucent green canes, and the little boy really enjoyed holding it, so it was worth it. He thanked me, and walked away.
I had a dream.
I had an awesome dream.
People in the park, playing games in the dark
And what they played... was a masquerade.
And from behind of walls of doubt, a voice was crying out.
posted by papercake 11 July | 14:11
Say, Lionel? Is it me you're looking for?
posted by Hugh Janus 11 July | 14:17
It's a simple tale, about Hugh's present incarnation meeting himself as a child, and as a nice old man. The magical translucent green cane symbolizes his love of green apple Jolly Ranchers.
posted by Specklet 11 July | 14:17
I had a dream a few nights ago about the masturbating bear fighting in Iraq but I don't remember much about it.
Hugh, was that you dancing on the ceiling?
posted by papercake 11 July | 14:35
All night long.
posted by Hugh Janus 11 July | 14:36
Truly
posted by papercake 11 July | 14:49
Actually, I was stuck...
posted by Hugh Janus 11 July | 14:54
The magical translucent green cane symbolizes his love of green apple Jolly Ranchers.

No, it symbolizes his unrequited love for the Jolly Green Giant. ; >

nice dream, tho.
posted by amberglow 11 July | 16:08
Well, the straps on those swings can get kinda... sticky.
posted by papercake 11 July | 16:09
You guys scare me.
posted by Frisbee Girl 11 July | 16:10
...on you.
posted by Hugh Janus 11 July | 16:23
Feet feet walking a two mile
Meet meet meet me at the turnstile
I never met him I'll never forget him
Dream dream even for a little while
Dream dream filling up an idle hour
Fade away radiate
posted by sisterhavana 11 July | 17:30
I dreamt I ate seven dreams.

No, wait - that actually happened.
posted by Smart Dalek 11 July | 19:35
No Karma Records MP3s || How friendly are people where you live?

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