Last night's dream took me into the far future:
Somehow, by science and technology, about a quarter of the popuation was propelled into a future time, and I am among those so transported. I have a strong feeling that this may not be a very good thing, but do not remember why - there is a bit of disorientation among us all. That does not last long and we all scatter.
I walk along wide, highly, silver-gray polished and empty halls. Every once in a while I see large circles on the otherwise featureless walls in bright electric blue, green, yellow, and red. These are accomponied by smaller circles leading into inner halls. There are no written signs anywhere other than these glowing circles. I begin to understand that these lights identify certain establishments and business, but still have no idea what they mean beyond that.Eventually, I come to an outer wall that has windows, and for the first time I look out on this new world. The streets do show the human population, all going leisurely about, all well dressed. For some reason I feel hugely relieved to see trees and flowers and lawns about, and now run to find the exit.
Eventually, I do and see that another couple of people from my group are also there - but we cannot budge the door. Someone suddenly taps me on the shoulder and points up. We all look there and gasp.Hanging above us is not the Moon, but a huge planet, swollen to blotting out half out the sky, which I recognize as Jupiter, because of the giant red spot. "We're not in Kansas any more," someone murmurs. Realizing that we will not be getting out soon, we begin to wander around again. Somehow I figure out that one of the coloured circles (red) indicates a bank, and we try to access our accounts through it. I know that I have a lot of money in there, we all do, but we cannot find a way get it out. In fact, it has now occurred to me that money may not even be used any more.
Across the way, I see a wall move back (one with a blue circle) to reveal a brightly lit restaurant-bar. We all head there, and someone asks what we're to do now. The wait-staff cannot help with that, but says we are welcome to sit down and enjoy a meal. No one says that we cannot pay, we all worry about it, but at the same time, none of us turns down the invitation. I wander off a bit and somehow suddenly figure out how to get the cash! Something feels wrong about this and shortly after I do this, a woman wearing a red and white outfit approaches me. She knows exactly who I am, and what I have done. I adopt a jaunty and confident stance, and respond to her queries that I took only what was mine.
This works for a short while, but I know that I am in trouble for some reason. This gets me angry - no one met us in this new world, no one has told us what the rules and laws are, and this show of initiative is obviously wrong. No one here raises a voice or becomes hostile, but the feeling that I and others with me will be punished is overwhelming. I break free and run towards the exit again, hoping that it will be open. Outside, I see another man from my group, and with a huge wave of hope, know that if one of us got outside, another one can - yes!! It's open and I run straight for him!
He's easy to identify, because he's the only one that is wrapped in a blanket, which he opens up to envelope me in. Puzzled, we look back and see that no one is pursuing us, and the feeling of peril has left me. Hand in hand now, wrapped up in one blanket, beneath the baleful eye of Jupitor above us, we slowly walk off to make our way in this new world.
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