# Episode 000

By [Limited Dream](https://paragraph.com/@limited-dream) · 2025-09-20

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_What if a dream had rules? What if your choices could unlock memories—or trap them forever? In_ **_Limited Dreams_**_, every page is a door. Every door leads somewhere different. The question is: will you open them?_

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While you are reading this story, I said goodbye to my son a few days ago. I don't think I will ever be able to forget his wet eyes when we said goodbye; or even you!

But let's look back a little. Imagine a small room, a room that is a house. A calm and beautiful room that wants to convey a feeling of warmth with its yellow light. A terracotta flowerpot with a green plant inside occupies one corner of the room. There is a bed in the other corner. A ceiling fan is spinning at a constant speed, without stopping.

The window is covered with curtains. It is closed.

Son, you are sitting on the bed in that red T-shirt and blue shorts. Your hair is very straight and simple. Slow down, slow down... slow down.

Can we think together for a moment? What does it mean?

My mind has been off for a while, I mean... I have a hard time thinking about anything. It has two states: either it's empty (which is actually filled with the yellow light of the room) or it's daydreaming.

Well... why don't you try doing something different?

What? Like... go outside. Don't you want to ride me? Haha... I'm sorry! That's not the point, the point is that I don't remember what it's like outside? What does that mean? Did you go outside? Well... I've been sitting here for a while. The fan with its shadow on the floor is my only clue to movement. I forget, the real sound is the ticking of the clock. That simple white wall clock with a round frame around it.

After all… why don't you try doing something different?

Do you want to—

1.  **Look at the plant**: Touch the leaves, see if it’s real.
    
2.  **Pull the curtains**: Maybe there’s something beyond the glass.
    
3.  **Stare at the clock**: Let the ticking hypnotize you.
    
4.  **Lie down on the bed**: Close your eyes and drift into a dream.

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*Originally published on [Limited Dream](https://paragraph.com/@limited-dream/episode-000)*