Many Were Killed
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One more coincidence for the road.
A few years ago I had a dream. It was the kind that is 'special' and knew I had to pay attention to it and not forget it.
I was in a train with compartments and a side aisle with windows.
It had slowed down to a crawl. It was night. Everybody was looking out of the open aisle windows, including myself.
It was a terrible accident of some sort. Bloody bodies were laid out on the ground below us. A gruesome sight.
In the distance I could make out a mountain range in the night backlit with some glow.
I asked my neighbor what the light was. He said it was Buenos Aires.
I woke up knowing this was one of those special dreams.
Eleven days later, the newspapers reported that the worst rail accident had happened near Buenos Aires.
Many were killed.
I know...I was there in my dreams.
Date submitted:Tue, 08 May 2012 20:38:12 +0000Coincidence ID:6326
