Lucid dreams are truly a liminal state between sleeping and waking; I know in the dream what day it is, what I’m wearing, and what I’ve done in other lucid dreams. I am also aware that the dream will probably end in a few minutes, so the question becomes what to do in that time. But this is a very different kind of “point” from the one I would have been propelled by just moments ago, given that, for the most part, I would sum up my purpose in a lucid dream as “just looking around.” I know that I will wake up soon, and I want to prolong the dream. But I’m not afraid of waking up. I have only
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