The following is on going series of dreams taking place over a three-day period, that I have not had time to post. Asterisks donate the end of the dream. The two people in question have helped, in different forms, with other endeavors- some with more success then others- whatever is currently occupying my interest. If the thought fancies me I will post more from the twenty or so entries from my physical journal.

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I found myself in a large kitchen with vary nice appliances, and one old Cantonese couple sitting in a corner enjoying a pleasant chat. When they notice I was standing there in the middle of the kitchen, they got up greet me. After many greetings, and shaking of hands, they placed me in front of a large leg of beef, and handed me a knife. They proceeded to show me how to trim the fat, separate the different cuts, remove tendons, and cut out the bone.

The lesson started with removing the mass of fat from the leg; easily accomplished a Brulee torch. Setting the fat on fire resulted in sputtering and popping. Next came the disassembly of the leg in to its component cuts. When a cut was finished it was placed on a sheet of wax paper and put on a long, low pedestal of ice behind the counter. Some twelve cuts where proudly displayed with garnish when we had finished dividing and sub-dividing the meat.

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I was sitting at the small table next to the French window, removing the roots of moung bean sprouts, while one half of the Cantonizes Couple tended to some engrossing task. His wife was helping me with the beans, when he finished. I did not realize we had been working so fast; the pile of beans was already at my knees. I took the beans over to the stove and put them in a pot that had been preheated. After adding many ingredients to the pot, it was lest to cook.

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