Herr Thiessen stays silent on the matter, enjoying the excitement and curiosity around him. To eat, the streets are already buzzing with the news: a strange circus has appeared overnight, just west of the city. A gargantuan thing, with striped tents, they are saying when he reaches the pub. Never seen anything like it. On September 29, he sleeps in, anticipating the late night ahead. When he leaves his flat in the early afternoon to find something He arrives in Dresden on September 28, and spends the day wandering the outskirts of the city, wondering where the circus might set up. There is no indication of its impending arrival, only a slight electricity in the air, though Herr Thiessen is unsure if anyone, save himself, can sense it. He feels honored at having been given advance notice. Herr Thiessen can barely contain his glee. He makes arrangements with his clients, finishes his clocks in progress in record time, and secures a short-term flat rental in Dresden. Twenty-nine September Just outside Dresden, Saxony On the back, handwritten in black ink on white, it reads: “Le Cirque des Rêves" is printed on the front in silver ink. The envelope holds no letter or note, simply a card that is black on one side and white on the other. Herr Friedrick Thiessen receives invoices and business correspondence. You can consider this my official recommendation to read the book. Here is the chapter where that discusses how a community of superfans grew around Le Cirque des Rêves, much like our community has grown up around Sleep No More. I suppose there will never be a lack of things to say, of stories to be told and shared.” We add our own stories, each visitor, each visit, each night we spend at the circus The McKittrick. ![]() I have been fortunate enough to receive letters with such information, to have rêveurs Insomniacs share with me writings from journals or thoughts scribbled on scraps of paper. To see how their experience overlaps with my own and how it differs. “I would dearly love to read the reactions, the observations of each and every person who walks through the gates of Le Cirque des Rêve Sleep No More, to know what they see and hear and feel. It just sounded so familiar… I imagine many of you Insomniacs will agree. In particular, I was struck by the chapter in which she describes the superfans of Le Cirque des Rêves– the Rêveurs. The author includes in the acknowledgments a shout out to Punchdrunk for the impact Sleep No More had on her, and it’s easy to see the influence in the mood and ambiance of the novel. I wish I could remember where on Tumblr I heard about it so I could thank that person for the tip. I recently finished reading THE NIGHT CIRCUS, by Erin Morgenstern.
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