Andy's Dream
In Andy's dream the sidewalks are white and black squares, as people become figures than back to people in clever turns of metered nonsense. Never King but often a pawn sacrificed saving the indifferent Queen from harm of encroachment or mad entrapment. He feels small and vulnerable in his own dream, even before the tiny beast he never sees but knows by its secrecy, distant but nearby, quietly vibrating. Long hours yet before veils are lifted, universes by standard dream time. So, he strays thru more low-key danger before the impersonal alarm awakens.