So he bought some lunch and settled near the fountain in Hyde Park.
Once again, his mind played tricks, as he recalled a once dreamt spark
Of his having been to Sydney, with the Sandmans help to journey.
Then he ran into a paralegal and retired attorney.
They were friends he thought hed dreamt about: Alexis Merrilong
And her loving boyfriend Rover. Yet the memories had been strong.
They had recognized him too, and guessed they must be friends for certain.
Yet he somehow had them lumped with Ambloomes world behind dreams curtain.
Youre for real, Alexis said, I thought Id dreamt of you, no more.
Rover also shared the memories that hed dreamt the night before.
How can we have all starred in each others dream worlds, overlapping?
Lee-John asked, We cant have dreamt each other up, while we were napping.
Since Alexis had the sharpest mind, she did pontificate:
Someone wanted us to think that we just dreamt those things which sate
Our own inner yearnings. Yet I was embarrassed to be thinking
Of a part of my dream. Rover, can you turn your mind to shrinking?
Rover said hed dreamt of that as well, but hadnt dared to say,
Lest she think him quite insane and merely send him on his way.
Now he found that he could shrink to tiny size. He recollected
How he got that power (in Ambloome LXI), while they inspected.
Lee-John then recalled how Jenyfer and Ambloome gained that gift
(Back in Ambloome XIII), as he used his sharpened mind, to sift
Through what seemed like dreams, recalling Alicindras and Admyras
Gain of shrinking power as well (in Ambloome LIVs entire blahs).
He convinced them it had all been true. They then located Scout
And his neighbor Bryce, whod also wondered how theyd gone without
What had seemed so real, yet turned to dreams. They then returned to Norway,
Found and spoke to Krees around a special meal of salmon morné.
Rovers shrinking power is proof we didnt simply dream the same.
Yet our amulets just cant be found, and isnt it a shame
That their maker Stawmis disappeared as well. Its my suspicion,
That whoever warped our minds has taken him to aid their mission.
The Vikings and Australians searched for days, and came upon a cave,
Where a captive Stawmi told them that theyd little time to save
Both the giant world and earth as well. They set him free, retreated
To his place, and then the story of what happened was completed.
As he worked to make new amulets, he told him what hed learned
When some villains only known to Lee-John had at last returned.
They had once been giant snakes on Ambloomes world, whod gladly drunken
From Fermenti Pool and changed to golden dragons, rather shrunken.
Since the liquids in Fermenti Pool had changed their size and shape,
(Back in Ambloome V), theyd had the power to subsequently rape
All the minds of children, turning them to evil. They were exiled
From the giant world, no more to cloud the thinking of the next child.
Giantess World
Author's Chapter Notes:
Lee-John travels to Sydney, Australia out of nostalgic interest in his dreams of a party with Ambloome and friends.