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her child is well. Another helper dreamed of holding hands in communion with Mary, while a boy dives very deeply into a pool of clear water. This person also dreamed, "I am at a piano recital, where everyone is very musical except me." Another person dreamed of being under water, emerging to fly over our group, seeing Mary, and hearing a doctor's voice declare: "Her diet is too tight— water is very important." This person also dreamed of being at a fashionable poolside party. Three helpers recalled no dreams. Mary herself dreamed of two glowing balls merging in the sky, an image of Beth. (Beth was the person who dreamed of flying overhead and seeing Mary.)

The similarities in our dreams surprised us. Certain images occurred at least twice: shopping, library, mother and piano. Water was the most often repeated image, twice in the context of a health issue. Our consensus was that Mary's problem concerned some health matter, and that water might be the important factor to consider.

Mary replied that we were wrong about her question, but otherwise correct. Her question had concerned her recently cancelled wedding, but there was nothing in our dreams about

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