“For years I wondered why dreams are so often dull when related, and this morning I find the answer, which is very simple - like most answers, you have always known it: No context ... like a stuffed animal set on the floor of a bank.”

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs - “For years I wondered why dreams...” 1

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