Miller wrote: “To find yourself handcuffed, you will be annoyed and vexed by enemies.”
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
Handcuffs · Heading 928; source lines 10808–10820 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To find yourself handcuffed, you will be annoyed and vexed by enemies. To see others thus, you will subdue those oppressing you and rise above your associates.
To see handcuffs, you will be menaced with sickness and danger.
To dream of handcuffs, denotes formidable enemies are surrounding you with objectionable conditions. To break them, is a sign that you will escape toils planned by enemies.
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