A dream -

I am with a crowd of people deep in a small, green valley. We are gathered around a swimming pool and many of us, myself included, are participating in foot races. There are three races and I'm sure that I place in the top three in the first two but there is always a person that I don't see in front of me. I finish fourth.

In the third race, I have a bit of a rough start but I catch up. I think that I didn't do any better than I did in the first two but I actually do - I finally get third place.

After the races, the activities are disrupted by Aries, the god of war. He runs rampant through the place and threatens to kill me and others. I run into a near by building and attempt to hide although the thought occurs to me - how does you hide from a god?

I run up to the second level and, in desparation, hide in an empty closet. It looks as if it has just been built - fresh wood surrounds me and it hasn't been painted or any hardware installed except for what's on the door. The walls are very thin - they aren't more than thin, thin plywood. The sun even shines through to an extent, somewhat like skin when you hold your fingers up to a flashlight.

First I try to hide behind a piece of ununsed plywood but I can't get it to stay so that it completely hides me - it is as if there is a huge mass in front of me that won't allow the wood to come closer than 1 1/2 feet. I decide to run over, lock the door and hide beneath one of the windows that are now in the door and to either side of it. I hear someone coming and then trying to unlock the door - I hold on to the handle with all my might. Aries looks in and sees me - he rips the door off its hinges.

Next, we are back downstairs. Someone has given me a way to kill Aries - it is a special blend of Celestial Seasonings tea with a purple wrapper. It says right on the back of every packet - 'one sip will kill Aries, god of war.'

I walk over to where Aries is sitting. He is much calmer now - almost likeable. I ask him if he would like some of the packets and he accepts, except he changes his mind and gives me back one. I hate the idea that I'm going to kill this person, especially since I like him but I can't chance another rampage. I am sad but I walk away.