We talk about intention, what the author meant to say. When I have a dream, the process is involuntary. I might be exercising my will in the dream, trying to do something, but the construction of the narrative itself, and the meaning of the dream, are not the result of an act of volition. I can interpret the dream, but even having access to the author (myself) I cannot be sure I am right, or what even being right means. In retelling the dream I can give it shape, a contour that represents it. I never want to massage it until it is a perfect little fable, when in reality it is a garbled mess--as it should be.
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