Hi, Joseph Ryder of this show here. Now that our Patreon is officially shut down,

there's no way for new listeners to hear the bonus episode we made exclusively for our Patreon.

So we decided to put them here. Enjoy and be sure to check out Alice'sntedet.com

for all sorts of cool Alice stuff you can buy. And the Alice isn't that novel wherever you get your

books. Thanks. It was a dream but not a dream. I was awake. I knew that

but it wasn't real. I can't explain it. I can only tell it. I'm on the waterfront of a city.

I don't know which one. A lot of high-end stores. Louis Vuitton and the like. But those are everywhere.

Like a Starbucks they give up no secret of their location. Palm trees. But that could be anywhere too.

What do you do? Across the water. Is the water of river? A bay? There are three skyscrapers in a row

and laid across the top of the three of them is what appears to be a cruise ship. An entire boat

perched on top of three skyscrapers. But it is not a dream. I am not dreaming.

I start walking. I pick a direction and go. I appear to be wearing clothes and sensible shoes so

there's that. It doesn't take me long to figure it out as I pass through the shadows at the

tall buildings. I am in Singapore. I have never been to Singapore. I don't remember getting on

any flight to get here. But here I am. It all feels entirely real as I walk. The heat and the

crowds. So different from the lonely highway. The air-conditioned truck. I usually see the world

from inside a capsule. And now I am in a city of tall glass capsules and I am the one on the outside.

I pass down a road and there are a series of trees. But instead of leaves, they have brightly colored

umbrellas growing from them. But this is not a dream. Eventually I have gone very far.

Farther I think than I can walk. I don't remember how I got here.

I am on a quiet road surrounded by dense foliage. But I can see planes landing overhead.

I am near the airport. A yellow sign with red text points me down a path to what is described as

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