A shallow lake, with many waterbirds, br especially egrets: I was showing Mother around, br An extraordinary vivid dream br of Betty & Douglass, and Don—his mother's estate br was on the grounds of a lunatic asylum. br He showed me around. br br A policeman trundled a siren up the walk. br It was 6:05 p.m., Don was late home. br I askt if he ever saw br the inmates—'No, they never leave their cells.' br Betty was downstairs, Don called down 'A drink' br while showering. br br I can't go into the meaning of the dream br except to say a sense of total Loss br afflicted me therof: br an absolute disappearance of continuity & love br and children away at school, the weight of the cross, br and everything is what it seems.