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Seishin yume tantei! Cardinal Pippin the Short was preparing the communal wine. Suddenly, the wine turns to blood and he drops the chalice. The blood flows through the ground and it takes the shape of the number of the beast. Shocked, Cardinal Pippin wakes up, sweating from head to toe. At that moment, he decides to tell his flock not to go to church anymore. The dream has manifested his suspicion. The Catholic Church was corrupted. The flock should refrain from attending church, until it has been cleansed. Before Cardinal Pippin carries out his plan, he consults with his mentor....

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Terry’s First Day of School Terry woke up early. She struggled out of the bed sheets and tumble in the darkness toward her grandmother’s room. She opened the locks and went inside. In the darkness, she could half make out the large figure of her grandmother. She was sleeping on her side. With her small hands she lifted the curtain. She poked her grandma’s broad shoulder to force her to wake up. Lazily, her grandmother awoke. Without changing their dress pajamas, Terry and her grandma went to open up the house. All seasons in Cuba are identical. Summer, winter, fall...

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The Dream I was wandering around the forest with some people. They were all roughly my age. Inside the hole of a tree, we discovered a dark room. The place was rather narrow, and darkly lit. One of my companions pulled a switch he felt on the floor. It was one of those switches that you find inside a power plant. When the light turned, one could see the stairs, spiraled upward. On the third floor, the building became more opened. There were several fenced paths that led to three doors. They each had a few stairs. My companions entered...

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