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...one side of the house. It seemed to get darker as he strayed off the road, though there were no street lights.

Behind the house he found what may have once been a beautiful courtyard. The ground was a vast battlefield between stone tiles and vigorous vegetation. Enormous oak trees towered overhead. It would likely be this dark even in daytime. In the center stood a large stone water fountain that was completely dry and covered in vines. Around it were two old benches, and steps that led down a short hill, away from the house.

Tom stepped up to the double doors leading into the house. Each door seemed twice as large as it needed to be. He touched it, felt the cold wood and the engravings. He slid his hand slowly across the door, feeling the details that the darkness concealed; completing the image in his mind's eye. His hand stopped in the middle and rested on the heavy door handle. He pressed down with his thumb, felt the click, and pushed open the door.

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Rac7hel CHARACTERS:
-- Tom Welland: ready to leave his life behind and forget everything.
-- Beautiful young woman with red hair: has a master plan which requires a person who is willing to leave his or her entire life behind and forget everything.
-- The fox: appears numerous times in the dreamland; one time it turned into a huge foul-looking monster and ate a moose - also appeared once to Tom in real life before he went into the inn.

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Two timelines are being written simultaneously: the dreamland, and the events leading up to Tom being stuck in the dreamland. Feel free to write in either, or merge them!

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