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I was awake in bed, going over a dream from earlier in the night when I must have dozed off. I am in an airport, I think. It is a large indoor space with an escalator leading to another level. There was a moment of confusion because I remembered being in bed and I can still hear someone moving around in the room next to mine. I realized that I must have fallen asleep while still aware, something I usually have trouble with. My first thought was that I am going to oversleep and I should get up now, but then I thought, "Why not enjoy this for a little bit? I want ice cream since I was not able to have some yesterday!" I rub my hands together, then step onto the escalator and grip the handrail since stabilizing a lucid dream always gives me trouble. On the upper level, I can see the outline of storefronts to my left. One of them has to be an ice cream store, I think. I head in that direction, only to find a concrete barrier blocking access to the storefronts. Ahead of me is a door. I step through it, thinking that it will get me to the drop-off area for the airport. I see a street, but the sun is blinding me. The street fades and I find myself on my patio. There is a table in front of me and a loaf of rye bread. I take the package and reach in, pulling out a slice of bread. This does not seem to appetizing on the surface, but I know that it could taste differently in a dream. I bite into the bread and find it tastes like rich chocolate ice cream! Having achieved my goal, I wake up.