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Why you can wake up inside another dream

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Getting trapped in a dream loop is the ultimate hallucinatory maze. You recognize an illusion, 'wake up' into your bedroom, and start your day, only to notice the clock is melting. This terrifying nesting-doll experience can chain together multiple times, leaving you profoundly distrustful of reality by breakfast.

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