JOHN WOKE UP WITH THAT tiny jerk, with which all sleepers are familiar. He opened his eyes and peered over the pillow hills, where Susan's eyes were also open, and troubled. The nearby alarm clock suggested that the time was mid-afternoon, but he doubted that Susan was troubled by the lateness of the day or the duration of the sleep.
"I just had the weirdest dream," Susan said. "I dreamed that I was talking to the strangest little girl, saying very strange stuff." She went on to describe the dream that John had just had, altered to her point of view.
"We both dreamed the same dream," John assured her. "It seems to be a common trait of precognitive dreams, or dreams involving gods, or Powers."
He went on to explain to Susan what he knew or suspected about the dream and its meaning. After
