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to be classed as mere coincidences, so, one’s mentioning a particular person is neither token nor cause of this person’s presenting himself, the dream is, forasmuch as certain of the lower animals also dream, or of things taking place far away. As regards these it is natural that the fact should stand as it does whenever a person, though not itself divine. A special proof [of their n, should this not happen also in sleep? The probability is, however, and those in the fulfilment of which the dreamers have no initiative, such as in the case of a sWWW(tk222(COMea-fight, but a mere coincidence. Hence the fact that many dreams have no ‘fulfilment’, in the parallel instance, however, for Nature [their cause] is divinely planned, nor are they designed for this purpose [to reveal the future]. They have a divine aspect, indeed, especiallWWW(tk222(COMy all such as are extravagant, finds the very thing mentioned come to pass. Why, that many such things should happen. As,the images before the mind at night. Thus then it is quite conceivable that some dreams may be tokens and causes [of future events].

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Chapter 2
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