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Someone could dream
                                                                                  that he is arguing with
                                                                                  a friend who is telling
                                                                                  him that he is actually
                                                                                  seeing an illusion of
                                                                                  matter. This person can
                                                                                  put his arm on the
                                                                                  shoulder of his friend
                                                                                  and ask him "Am I a
                                                                                  dream now? Don't you
                                                                                  feel my hand on your
                                                                                  shoulder? So, how can
                                                                                  you be a dream?"














                                                                                  He then invites his
                                                                                  friend into his car for
                                                                                  a ride: "Come on, let's
                                                                                  go for a ride by the
                                                                                  sea, and you'll tell me
                                                                                  what makes you think
                                                                                  of all these things."














                                                                                  The dream he sees is
                                                                                  so realistic that he
                                                                                  can sense herself
                                                                                  starting the car,
                                                                                  pushing the
                                                                                  accelerator and
                                                                                  almost jumping the
                                                                                  car, just as he would
                                                                                  in a car in the real
                                                                                  world.
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