Tiles on the Water

1. Animals Wish to Follow

Early dream. Animals, different kinds, no large ones, more like cats and bunnies and weasels, stoat. They follow me. The animals want to go with me. Long street next to a field, difficult, because I cannot allow myself to be seen, this is one of the conditions.
Something with a bed and its pillow, no longer safe or something.

2. Katana Death Sentence

Wide urban square, outside and in the open, with a direction, because everyone is going in the same direction, by the end is a building in the centre, which is more like a obstacle. People are released in this place through a big house or building complex at the beginning, which I can't remember. Terrain. Light.
Two groups are here and they are each others enemy. Everyone is fighting with Japanese swords, real ones.
At a certain point, I am rather disoriented and don't progress any more, I stay where I am, maybe because I am afraid to go to the end because then it is really finished. A few people are with me who support me. And a few of the enemy too, and the encounter must end in a fight, but it is usually man to man, although there are as much women. My brother N is certainly near me. In the meanwhile I see all the normal people pass by, but I stand don't go any further, which is just behind the concrete building in the centre.

 

There is this situation where I have pierced a girl's throat with my katana. She is an experienced fighter, and she is guided and watched over by another lady, too. She is still alive, and I go for it again, and for some reason it must be in a precise place near her throat, on the left side, just under the cheek. She is still alive. But we have to fight, those are the rules. And I think I tell her that, because though she is more dangerous than me, she remains passive. Though I'm not very convinced about challenging her, because she is dangerous. But the lady who supervises her says it is alright, and I should now finish it by stinging that precise place, because it has some meaning, but she gives me now precise instructions, because there is some tradition involved about which I was not aware. She says I have to stab her while I say the mantra. And she does it for me first and says the mantra, and I actually remembered the last part, I knew that, but I did not know so much text was involved and I can't remember it at all. This means she just stabbed the girl as well, with the death sentence. Now it is my turn, my friends are closer now and watch me, and I am under some pressure, because other fights are waiting and I don't have much time, how shall I do it, and I have already my blade upon her neck and it goes in, while I had almost forgotten the mantra, then I say a part of it, which I know, and the blade goes deeper, but the timing with the mantra is off. And also, I stabbed in the wrong place, because I was so in a hurry and I don't have a steady hand.
Then my brother N repeats the same with this girl, and he knows the whole phrase.
I am confused about the whole practices, because this must be lethal to the girl, but she takes it willingly. This means this practice is done because of certain circumstances, which I forgot, but there is more to it. When the supervisor lady sees my confusion, she explains the secret behind it. In those specific circumstances it is obligatory for the enemy to apply their sword to the throat, but if the enemy or whoever it is that is found in the situation, in a fight or war, is a healer, he must also apply something to the throat, and this will secure the person's life, because medicine will be applied via the mouth into the throat. The obligation is to put pressure on the throat. The healer will have to press on the throat once the medicine is taken, on the exact same spot. I understand that in war, this will help people survive.
All this is done to get passed somewhere.

3. Water Path

I go with Tama to my house, house of parents, parents are sleeping, evening nap, so it must be about 7pm, I don't want to disturb them, I don't even want to have them know I'm here, and certainly not that I'm here with Tama. We go to the back side of the house. Light, lucid atmosphere once we're on the back side of the house, garden. Pass the second garage, cross the garden towards the shed.
Behind the shed we go to the field behind the garden, trees will hide us from sight. All that time I fear that they might see me yet. The first thing we encounter is another shed, grey. It is not clear whether this is the one from the garden or a new one in the field. 
Either in this shed or in the first one, we enter, because I have to show Tama something. And this can only be done here. Either she or I am scared of spiders that will be there, or of something else that I can't remember. I think this is the second shed. But when we enter, I am surprised to find the shed clean and tidy, what's more it is almost empty. Very tidy. I had not expected this, because I thought no one would have cared in the meantime to take care.
I wanted to show Tama something here that would have been a help to her, but now in return I ask her help. Since some time I have a small physical problem, some kind of boil, which is on my right bum. I touch it constantly to see what it really is, if it is still there, and whether it can be healed, I am worried. Somehow it is easy to show, although it is my bottom, I pull aside my underwear and raise my leg to show her. It is very thick, and I think it is serious. And now I also see that it looks like a nipple. I had thought so before, but I did not want to admit it, now I cannot ignore it any longer. She says I should have it removed.
Then we go back behind the house, garden, all the way in the back and go to the fields. (So maybe the second shed was somewhere else, maybe in front of the house, we are now gone to the back). Parents are almost awake I know, so we have to hurry and I fear them seeing us. Tama does not know why I am worried.
So I hurry and hurry her and we come to behind the garden shed and see two people fighting.
Anyway, behind that two men are fighting, wrestling, albeit standing and not on the floor. The old man is by far better, and he is the one challenging the young guy. This old man is rather aggressive and I don't want to deal with him, so I am cautious and don't know if it is a good idea to pass, but we have to anyway, Tama comes behind me. Now I see the old man takes on other people too.
I let that old guy do his thing and ignore him. Even when he takes on these two other people, I still stay out of trouble. (Can't read notes). Note says: also ladies.
Kaco somewhere, can't remember context.
What's interesting is that those men show us the way, it is clear we are running for something and want cover, and these two people are going to the fields and I was going that way anyway, and they give some directions of how we could go.
The field is like this, there is some crop on the left, like maize, on the right is a hill, which is long, and it has tracks from tractors. Beside it is a path, and between the field of maize and the hill is also a path. The men go to the right but we continue straight through, and they tell us we should go their way, because they think we will go the wrong way if we go straight, we will go to far, but I am thinking that if we take this flat path we are still in sight of the house and my parents could see me, and I know my way a little in these fields, so I continue a little while, Tama follows, and after a few paces there is the possibility to climb the hill, which we do, and I think we are safe there.
When we are on top, we see the two ladies who were also coming this way and they climb the hill from the other side, and we come to the same point on the hill, which assures me I have chosen right. These two ladies are prepared for a walk. They are camping here.
I go in front, Tama comes a while behind, I scout. From the top of the hill, which is yellow in many places, earthen, we descend again, and I see water. This begins halfway the hill and is in a lower part. From here on I follow the ladies, they cross the water which is very clear and seems to run like a calm river or a long lake on the hill. I am pleasantly surprised by this and look forward to follow the girls across the water, even if they are not connected to me. I only hope Tama can follow, because maybe she thinks it is too risky.
There are stones in the water, but in some parts they are actual tiles, and some are just beneath the surface, but it is beautiful and peaceful and I like it very much to go over these and cross the water. A whole path over the water is laid out. There are also trees. We have to look for our way across the water, it is fun.
Then I come to the end of this hill and it borders to where we need to go to be totally safe, which is again normal land, but it means a big jump, and I know I can do it, but Tama is behind me and I don't know if she can. Anyway, I see the ladies do this (I think). And although it is a wide leap, not only far but also deep, to fast earth, I am happy enough to do it without much considering, and the jump down works out fine. We've come so far as the back garden of the family of Dr.

(First recording of the night).

4. Shooting on the Escalator Train

I arrive somewhere, we need to gather, some sort of saloon, living room, was meant to meet up with my brothers, and with Chdm, who is unwilling to do so, but is somehow forced to join.
We sit on the floor. N has something with him, a game or film. Looking for something.
Later, we are asked to get on the train, everyone has. Everyone who is in this place must go on the train, there is no choice. The train is on the side and we all go on it, and there are a few supervisors who guide everything. The train feels very unpersonal, but it also looks like the escalator that would have been on the side, which means that the wagons are all tilted and when I enter I go immediately to the upper side of my carriage. I see that people are rather uncertain about all this, but I feel very confident, even if I don't know what is going to happen. There is another carriage beneath me and one above me, more I cannot see. D&S come with me, same carriage.

Lots of people come from below, and they still change their mind and their carriage. Chinese people enter. A group of tough looking football players, rugby I mean, enter. They are playing black metal music and walk very orderly through the room, which would be the station, to the carriage (stoet). I enjoy the music.
Then someone (maybe D?) is not certain of his place or they are taken out of the carriage, they want to go in the carriage that is one lower. There is a coffee break.
All the doors close, time to leave, D is not going to make it back. All platforms closed.
The train is the stairs, leaves and moves, every level or carriage has its own specific meaning.
After a while, when we are outside and well on our way, there is shooting. I had somehow expected this and don't panic. Other people panic. You can't see who's shooting, but it comes from below us, from the carriage in front of us that is. Everyone on the train is being killed. At first, this is all in the carriages below us and I know they will soon enter ours, they are doing this systematically. Now it is our turn, and the shooting comes from behind the cabin, machine guns. I see three people. A woman in the middle, and two guys on the side, on the left side a young guy, and the right side a grown man. Focus is on the left guy, though I only concern myself with the woman in front, she is the most dangerous, and leading the operation. I look for a place to hide. But it is clear we have to take those three out ourselves or we will not survive, so I approach them. But not straight forward, I go out of the line of shooting of the girl, and come very close. Dark. I recognize her, know her from somewhere. She aims at me, I evade to my left and attack.
I grab her machine gun while she still holds on to it. In the meanwhile I see other people attacking the others too, the man on the right will be overcome soon enough, but the one on my left is still free and shooting.
I twist the gun in her hands so that it aims at her own foot, and I shoot, I shoot her foot and then a little up to where I can reach in this difficult position, her ankle and a part of her leg.
Then the train stops and there is chaos. Other people come and help. The left shooter is still standing. He is too difficult for me, so I will not face him, no good. So I go away, and leave the train as so many others do. Now a lot of people are fleeing the train, and the square in front, on the right, is flooded with people. Some are still fighting, among which a very big guy, short hair, broad shouldered, he is one of us. And he has a gun, it appears that the attackers had machine guns but also short range guns, pistols. And now the fight is with these pistols, many of the passengers have taken these from the attackers and shoot the attackers. 
Someone throws me such a pistol, because I am one of the fighting people now, and I hope I will have no need of it. At that point I still had the machine gun, and I am using that very effectively to hit people, and they go down, I hit rather hard. Those bad guys are all in dark clothing, black.
At some point when I am away from the train, I need the pistol, for very short range. People are shooting in the head of others from point blank, and now I am in such a situation, but the pistol is empty. This is when I was fleeing and one enemy came after me. Now he wants to shoot me, but an armed passenger is behind him and shoots him, he is dead. That was the very last of the attackers.
Then everyone calms down a bit, we gather naturally, almost at the street. One of those big guys who helps holds his hand up and counts with his fingers for everyone to see. Another person is with him, they too seem to be in control of the situation. The counting signifies we are all saved and all is safe.
And then the dream ends, I wake up and I take my notes. Very clear cut ending.

(Second recording).

5. German Books in the Kitchen

I'm in my kitchen, and on the kitchen table, when I turn around to the other side, which is closest to the window it becomes also a bookshelf and there are three or four books which I had forgotten I had them, one is a paperback the others hardbacks, they are all in German and all by Pascale Mercier. And I take the paperback and want to read it, because I hadn't thought I still had fiction waiting to be read.
Other people are in the house, but because of something I had to go to the kitchen and found these.
Also something about TS Elliot.

6. Selling Newspapers

Maybe same dream.
London. Outside on the street.
Ka&Jo.
There is a hall, and I will join now that I'm here. Now we're in Holland.
And I am incidentally selling newspapers, especially Gazet van Antwerpen and Belang van Limburg, I have a lot of those. There is a Dutch girl who is rather assertive and she wants to buy a paper, BvL, and I think that is unusual.
I meet her again, more informally, and she touches me, she has dark red dark brown hair, is very pretty, has long hair in a pony tail, and is taller than me. Inside.
Last dream.

(Third recording).