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A low grade headache plagued me the next morning. I dimly remembered tossing and turning, unable to fall into a deep sleep. At one point, I dreamed about stars whirling above me, forming the shape of a dragon. The dragon’s tail flickered back and forth. In my dream state I was afraid. It came closer and closer to me with every pass. I woke up in the middle of the night, my heart pounding. I’m a big believer that dreams are the key to the unconscious. They are sending us messages we need to heed, if only we can interpret them. But it made no sense, I had no idea what the dragon signified.
At the office, I grabbed two aspirin tablets from the first aid kit in the lounge and washed them down with some coffee. I settled in and stashed my purse in Muriel’s desk. Voices filtered from David’
