The Dream

I'm in my parents old apartment where I lived when I was in my mid teens... my Aunt Grace and my cousins lived downstairs... it was an old turn of the century farm house in Depew... (as a little history... the house was a "speak easy" during prohibition). I was in the apartment and was arguing with my girlfriend at the time (although I have never lived there by myself, and never dated this girl), she had it in her head I was cheating on her, and I pleaded and tried to assure this was not true, I dont know were that came from, but my cousin Pam was laughing and calling me a liar. I think she told this girl something of a lie to split us up.

I went downstairs to find the hallway (which was large enough to support it) had been turned into a bedroom for my younger cousin Mike. I had to go through the basement door (which was in its exact spot as it was, except now blocked by his bed, which I moved) to gain access to the outside.

Once outside, I was again confronted by my girlfriend, so I (one last time) tried to get her to understand that I did not cheat on her.

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I'm in Depew in my mother's van and my oldest daughter is driving, slightly erratic, she blows off 2 stop signs, so I tell her to pull over and she asks my why and whats wrong. I scream at her to pull over so I can drive. I could give you exact streets if I could remember all of the names. She pulls over and I get out and proceed to the drivers side of the vehicle, just then a Niagara Mohawk Utility Truck (you know the big orange ones with the bucket/lift on the back) The guy in the hard hat driving the truck asks me why I made her pull over and stop driving as he was pleased with her skills.

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I'm in the firehall in Depew, the one I used to belong to. I'm carrying my fire boots in my left hand and run into a friend of mine who happened to be the son to the guy who was chief at the time I had moved out of the district. He was older now (I havent seen him in 15 years) and is the captain of the unit I belonged to. I asked him how long it would take to get me back into the company. He told me Saturday as we walked back to the dayroom (the place where the tv's and beer taps where)... there is a stag party going on... a friend of mine is a black jack dealer and smoking a cigar and having a blast. (he does not live in Depew nor has he ever, some what out of place).

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I'm in my backyard (present house) and I have living with me a naked amazon woman (beautiful, with long flowing shiny black hair, very athletic) and she is my maid. She runs and jumps through the backyard, as its a gorgeous summer day. I go in the house and as I'm walking past the window, I glance out to see an undercover Sheriff's car (I know what they look like) back into the driveway, with the trunk open and the engine still running. There is a ton of snow in the yard and the detective is heading for the back door. I head to the back door and step out onto the back deck. There standing in front of me is a huge, gentle and beautiful buffalo (the actual living breathing animal) and a dog. The detective begins his approach and becomes excited and nervous by the sight of the buffalo. I know and say to myself, to be slow and sure and the buffalo will not bother you... I do not say it out loud as I guess I wanted to see how the buffalo would react. Sure enough the buffalo takes after the detective and chases him through the backyard, 6 ft of snow mind you. The buffalo has no problem negotiating the snow in chase of the detective. I motion to the detective to make his way to me and he'll be ok. Just as hes about to reach the deck, the buffalo catches up and rams the detective in the ass with head and horns. The detective is scared shitless. I yell at the dog, as I assume the dog got the buffalo excited or to show the detective I had everything under control. The dog slinks over and stops at my feet. I yell at the buffalo (although I have no idea what I said), the buffalo slinks over to me just as the dog did.

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I'm in the kitchen with the detective and my mother come out of the bedroom in her night gown and she sees the detective and asks him by name (Larry) what he is doing here. He asks if we have a naked amazon maid living with us. She says she has no idea what he's talking about... she exist back into the bedroom.

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The detective and I are standing on the back deck, when all of a sudden out of the house abounds the naked amazon maid, with the buffalo in tow. They run through the backyard in the snow, playing as a small child and a puppy would. But shes naked and I remember thinking to myself "damn, isnt she cold?" She is carrying a scarf or something she is flowing through the air behind her as child would handle a kite... its in her left hand, held high, straight up above her head. I look and smile at the detective and he just frowns and heads for his car.... I look back at the naked amazon maid and the buffalo feeling very content.... I WAKE UP!!!