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1. On pages 1-13, where does Daniel find himself in his dream and what are his first thoughts?

Daniel dreams that he washes up on a shore. He thinks that he looks old and worn like an old football. The sea has been rough, and all of his clothes are gone. His head hurts when he moves it. He feels something in his mouth and it is sand.

2. In pages 1-13, after Daniel makes clothes in his dream and returns to the shore, what does he see?

After Daniel makes clothes in his dream and returns to the shore, he sees a line of dead people along the shore--people of all ages. When he looks further up the beach, he sees other people. These people are alive and are taking a holiday at the beach.

3. How is Elisabeth described in pages 1-52?

Elisabeth is described as a 32-year-old junior lecturer. She teaches at a university in London, but has no job security and no-fixed-hours contract. She lives in the same rented flat that she lived in when she was a student ten years ago.

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