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            it were real, fleeing from danger in desperation and hiding behind a
            wall. Moreover, the images in his dreams are so realistic that he feels
            fear and panic as if he really was in danger. He has his heart in his
            mouth with every noise, is shaken with fear, his heart beats fast, he
            sweats and demonstrates the other physical affects that the human
            body undergoes in a dangerous situation.
                 A person who falls from a high place in his dream feels it with
            all his body, even though he is lying in bed without moving.
            Alternatively, one might see oneself slipping into a puddle, getting
            soaked and feeling cold because of a cold wind. However, in such a
            case, there is neither a puddle, nor is there wind. Furthermore, de-
            spite sleeping in a very hot room, one experiences the wetness and
            the cold, as if one were awake.
                 Someone who believes he is dealing with the original of the ma-
            terial world in his dream can be very sure of himself. He can put his
            hand on his friend's shoulder when the friend tells him that "it isn't
            possible to deal with the original of the world", and then ask "Don't
            you feel my hand on your shoulder? If so, how can you say that you
            don't see the original matter? What makes you think this way? Let's
            take a trip up the Bosphorus; we can have a chat about it and you'll
            explain to me why you believe this." The dream that he sees in his
            deep sleep is so clear that he turns on the engine with pleasure and
            accelerates slowly, almost jumping the car by pressing the pedal
            suddenly. While going on the road, trees and road lines seem solid
            because of the speed. In addition, he breathes clean Bosphorus air.
            But suppose he is woken up by his ringing alarm clock just when
            he's getting ready to tell his friend that he's seeing the original of
            matter. Wouldn't he object in the same manner regardless of
            whether he was asleep or awake?
                 When people wake up they understand that what they've seen
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