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1. Spector, D. (2015, September 22). Psychologist reveals the 9 most common dreams and what they mean. Retrieved September 14, 2017, from http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-common-dreams-and-what-they-mean-2015-9?r=UK&IR=T%2F#9-finding-an-unused-room-1

2. This article is basically just a list of interpretations of the nine most common dreams, such as being chased or having your teeth fall out, that all people have and what to do to while you are conscious do to help you avoid these dreams.

3. I think that this article would be useful because it gives reasonable explanations about confusing dreams that most of us have, and it also gives us things we can do to help us avoid having these dreams. The source is a reliable source because

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