Miller wrote: “To dream of playing checkers, you will be involved in difficulties of a serious character, and strange people will come into your life,…”
The historical account
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Checkers · Heading 396; source lines 5395–5403 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of playing checkers, you will be involved in difficulties of a serious character, and strange people will come into your life, working you harm.
To dream that you win the game, you will succeed in some doubtful enterprise.
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