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Sean opened his eyes to see a blue sky with flecks of white clouds. Not again! he thought, recognizing this as another of his weird dreams.

He was lying on grass, and was starting to itch, so he stood up and took a look around. He was in a field. It stretched off into the distance in every direction. The only break in the scenery being a small house. With a shrug he walked over to it and knocked.

The door opened a moment later to reveal a big, burly man in tattered clothing. “Wha’ ya wan” he demanded.

Sean was a little intimidated by the big man, but tried not to show it. “Uh, where am I?” he asked hesitantly.

The man scratched his head in confusion. “Ya no’ no ere ya are?” he asked. Sean shook his head. “’Ow ya et ‘er the?”

Sean had to take a moment to decipher that before responding, “I woke up in the field.”

The man scratched his head again. Then his eyes lit up. “Ya ift ‘or ‘Ichar!” he declared, pointing to himself with his thumb proudly.

Sean puzzled through that and realized what the man had said. The man, Richard, he guessed, was now looking at Sean in a whole new light. He leered as he tried to pull Sean inside his house. Sean panicked and, slipping out of his grip, ran for it. Why do they always do that?! he wondered miserably.

Richard lumbered after him, but couldn’t keep up with Sean’s practiced speed. Many years of running away from bullies (and the occasional unwanted admirer) had trained him to run fast and long. He slowly made out a tree line coming up as he ran, and went straight towards it. He was soon lost amidst the trees, but there was no sign of Richard.

Sean sat with his back against a particularly large tree to hide and catch his breath. He had run a long way, and had no idea which direction he’d run from anymore. With no one within sight, he let the tears of frustration flow. Before long he fell asleep.

When his eyes next opened he found himself in his own room. Just a dream! he thought happily.

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