The House of Dreams Bids you Farewell

The House of Dreams is moving on.  It’s putting dust sheets over the furniture and packing its things into boxes.  It doesn’t really want to leave, but it must.  Bubble wrap is softening the blow.

While you’ve wandered through its rooms, it’s brought you magicians and curious hallways, messy tables and cold kitchens.  There have been death metal eggs and a bad woman’s dirty washing.  You’ve seen Hoppity on TV and stuck your head down the toilet.

You’ve slept in a nightmarish bed and avoided the cellar.  You’ve overheard messages you shouldn’t have on the answerphone and warmed yourself by the fire.

As you leave, pop the key back through the letterbox and put the cat out.  The circus music is fading, so watch as the House of Dreams shakes its foundations and uproots.  Observe as it floats past you and disappears over the horizon.  The last thing you’ll see is a tiny pin prick of light, rainbow glittering.

Then it’s gone.

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