I am me and I have been Juliette and both of us have dreamed this dream repeatedly. And what makes this dream so unfortunate is that it is a true thing that happened to someone else ... who is both of us.

Charles Stross
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This is a beautiful metaphor that captures the essence of how we are able to be ourselves and live out our lives. We can live out our dreams, not knowing that we are doing so. If we are lucky, there is someone who has also lived out her dreams and become her own person. And, if we are really lucky, she may even be Juliette, too!

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