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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
Slaughter-house · Heading 1859; source lines 20600–20610 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a slaughter-house, denotes that you will be feared more than loved by your sweetheart or mistress. Your business will divulge a private drain, and there will be unkind insinuations. See Butcher.
Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Slaughter-House · Heading 730; source line 4552 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of being in an empty slaughter-house, shows that you are in danger, but can avoid it by precaution. To see animals slaughtered is a good sign, if the blood flow freely; if the blood does not flow, you will meet with some accident.
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