dream_numbers
ovenbird
A
key
engraved
with
the
room
number
3031.
260413
...
raze
the
number
twenty
figured
pretty
prominently
the
other
night
—
first
in
parentheses
at
the
top
of
a
page
,
and
then
as
part
of
a
false
equation
i'd
written
down
.
beneath
the
numbers
were
words
that
formed
a
sentence
so
absurd
the
man
who
taught
the
class
i
was
in
had
to
read
them
out
loud
to
give
them
the
laugh
they
deserved.
i
don't
know
why
my
math
is
so
suspect
in_dreams
.
i
struggle
even
to
remember
my
own
phone_number
when
i'm
sleeping
.
260414
...
ovenbird
At
a
shoe
store
I
tell
a
staff member
that
I
’m
a
size
6
,
when
that
is
not
the
case
in
reality
.
260420
...
ovenbird
A
realtor brags
that
he's
filled
a
house
with
4000
flowers
.
260422
...
ovenbird
It's
7
:58
and
I
have
exactly
2
minutes
to
get
where
I'm
going
,
and
I'm
going
to
be
late
.
260428
...
ovenbird
Lunch
is
$38
unless
you're
in
the
theatre
program,
then
it's
only
$
3
.
260429
...
e_o_i
Someone
has
given
Dad
exactly
$
4
,500
to
give
to
me
.
This
is
for
the
fundraiser/moving sale
for
Leena
.
It
would
allow
me
to
buy
all
the
things
she
had
for
sale
and
then
give
them
away
or
dispose
of
them
as
I
pleased. (
I
wish
it
were
that
easy
.)
...
anyway
,
you
can
see
I've
been
worrying
about
this
-
I
feel
responsible
-
but
I
don't
know
how
my
brain
fixed
on
a
number
as
specific
as
4
,500.
260531
...
ovenbird
My
watch
says
the
time
is
exactly
11:00
p
.m.
and
I
haven't
made
it
to
your
house
yet
.
I
can't
stay
later
than
midnight
(
though
what
happens
at
midnight
is
unclear
).
The
time
we
have
is
quickly
dwindling
,
but
my
dad
can't
find
his
shoes
.
260620
...
ovenbird
On
the
bus
there
is
a
point
system.
For
instance
,
you
get
10
points
for
petting
the
bus
driver's
cat
and
21
points
for
holding
the
cat
.
But
another
passenger
is
holding
the
cat
and
won't
give
you
a
turn
.
260627
...
ovenbird
A
cheque
for
$
1111
.
260705
...
ovenbird
Dream_math insists
that
someone
born
in
1993
is
13
years
old
.
260711
...
ovenbird
The
address
is
2021
but
I
can't
recall
the
street
name
.
260820
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from