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We stormed off the boat. A large, hot, flare of light jumped behind me. I slung a large metal object from behind my back. I somehow knew how to operate it, and depressed a small latch on the front end of the object. A man, a hundred yards away, with odd hair, eyes, and skin ran forward, also wielding a metal object. After I operated my object, small projectiles exited the cylinder on the object. They collided with the man's chest, a strange red liquid exiting him. This image flickered to a quieter scene.

Tall bars fenced in an assortment of what I perceived as deformed humans. One walked on all fours, a thick blanket of short hair covered all of it. It had a long appendage extending from its spine. It was striped. It let out a deep primitive roar, to the excitement of small children in way-too-bright clothing. They squealed and dumped their fluffy, colorful food items on the ground. Another fence held a bipedal animal. It had a type of hair I didn't recognize. It pecked at the soiled food on the ground. It was taller than me.

AGAIN, the image wavered, returning to a building. It was tall, like 16 buildings

stacked on top of one. I went inside. A woman in a colored dress addressed me. I asked her something, I can't remember what I said. She pointed out a set of metal doors. I pushed a button on the wall. The doors parted. I entered. I pushed another button on the wall. It had a marking: '12' on it. I didn't recognize it. Less than a minute later, the doors allowed me to exit.

The picture disappeared to finally be replaced with the ceiling of my room. I rubbed my eyes. I turned on my lamp, igniting the black darkness with shades of grey. Sighing, I flopped onto my pillow, and extinguished my light.