Echoes Page #5

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Oh, really, Anna?

Because considering your history

of mental illness...

Nightmares are not

a mental illness, Paul!

Well...

judging by the amount

of medication you're tak...

I know what I've seen.

I made a terrible mistake.

What?

You're right about one thing.

I've been hiding

something from you.

I couldn't just watch you

pounding these things down

day after day.

They're placebos.

At least you've been having plenty

of vitamin C the last few days.

You switched out my pills?

Yeah.

That's why you've been having

such extreme reactions.

I'm sorry.

I thought you could...

do without them.

I was wrong.

What are you doing?

Anna.

Don't touch me!

You know, maybe this writing gig's

just a bit too much pressure for you.

I can't stay here tonight.

Oh, God.

- I'm gonna stay in town.

- You serious?

We'll talk tomorrow.

Okay, well, listen.

Take these.

Have a good night's sleep.

Who is it?

It's Anna.

We met this afternoon.

I need to talk to you.

I'm closed.

You can come by again

in the morning.

Are you sure?

These are all handcrafted

from various tribes.

Some from my own family,

in fact.

Some I just picked up

over the years.

Let me know if you're interested

in anything

and I'm sure we could work out

some kind of a discount.

Could we just start the session?

Yeah, of course.

Why don't you, um...

pick one of these stones.

- This one?

- Sure.

Good choice.

Really?

I don't have a free hand

for the drums.

This will work just fine.

Just relax.

Why don't you, uh...

take off your top.

You gotta be kidding me.

Do you want me

to help you or not?

You've gotta

be f***ing kidding me.

Now lay down.

Now...

We'll search for the chakra

with the most negative energy.

Whoa.

What was that?

What just happened?

What was that?

Do you ever, uh,

feel a growing pressure

in your chest

when you... when you dream?

A feeling of numbness in your limbs

almost as if you were paralyzed?

How did you know that?

In the native culture,

it's known that spirits can possess

the body when you sleep.

They can capture the soul

and take control of the flesh.

To do what?

It depends what you've done.

But I haven't done anything.

No, I don't know what's happening to me,

all right?

You have to help me.

Please.

The only... only way to fight off

this spirit is to control your dream

and command it to leave.

We'll induce a wake-initiated

lucid dream

and you'll become conscious.

When you reach that state,

I need you to perform

some sort of physical activity

so that your muscles

will echo that movement

in this realm.

Lay down.

Just listen...

and focus.

Listen and focus.

Let yourself sink

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