{"id":3860,"date":"2012-02-23T21:19:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-24T04:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2012-02-23T21:31:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-24T04:31:35","slug":"a-glitch-in-the-matrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=3860","title":{"rendered":"A Glitch in the Matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via Jonathan Korman’s blog, a collection of “glitch in the Matrix” stories collected through Reddit.<\/a> Time briefly flowing backwards, apparitions of people who cannot possibly be there, near-death experiences, that sort of thing.<\/p>\n

When I was around 20, a few years ago, I kept having dreams about a woman with long black hair named Aroura ( pronounced A-roar-uh) . They were different dreams but for some reason, her distinct face and name always ended up in them. It got to the point where I would wake up frustrated and confused, trying to google her name or find out how I was connected to her. After a few months she stopped showing up and I dismissed it, thinking my brain was just being a “scumbag.”<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few years later, Halloween 2009, I’m in the car with a friend stopped at a gas station. . . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prepare to lose some time here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via Jonathan Korman’s blog, a collection of “glitch in the Matrix” stories collected through Reddit. Time briefly flowing backwards, apparitions of people who cannot possibly be there, near-death experiences, that sort of thing. 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