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Mark Twain
A Strange Dream
The narrator recounts a tour of a volcano on one of the Sandwich Islands and a dream that accompanied it soon after. In this dream, the narrator is guided to the tomb of an indigenous chieftain. He then attempts to follow the directions given in the dream.
Dreamed at the Volcano House, Crater of "Kilauea," Sandwich Islands, April 1, 1866.
All day long I have sat apart and pondered over the mysterious occurrences of last night. . . There is no link lacking in the chain of incidents-my memory presents each in its proper order with perfect distinctness, but still-
However, never mind these reflections-I will drop them and proceed to make a simple statement of the facts.
Towards eleven o'clock, it was suggested that the character of the night was peculiarly suited to viewing the mightiest active volcano on the earth's surface in its most impressive sublimity. There was no light of moon or star in the inky heavens to mar the effect of the crater's gorgeous pyrotechnics.
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