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 told me I ſhould have one of thoſe ſeats, provided I conquered my enemies. I now went with the greateſt joy inexpreſſible; and there opened a bottomleſs pit immediately before me, and the mouth of the pit reached from wall to wall: and about three ſtories down there was a beam. And with grief I thought it was impoſſible for me to get to the palace; as I made a turn to go back, the ground gave way from under me, and I fell into the diſmal pit, but happened to his upon this beam, and there I ſat three days. Then there came another man from thoſe ſhining ones. and aſked me, What I did there? I told him the pit was deep, and I could not get out, he then put his hand in his pocket and took out a ſmall ball of thread, and told me to take hold of one end thereof. I told him, I was afraid the thread would break, and I ſhould be entirely loſt; but he told me nevertheleſs to take hold. I got hold of it with both hands, and to my inexpreſſible joy, was immediately out of the horrible pit. I then awoke and behold it was a dream

After ſome months meditation on my dream, I fell aſleep and dreamed the ſame dream again, and alſo a third time This brought me to ſuch ſerious reflections, that I might in a manner ſay, that I hardly durſt ſleep at all yet was ſtill at a loſs for the interpretation of my dream. I aroſe vcryvery [sic]