I don't remember how I got where I was, but I was standing beside a lake wearing my sister's best black print dress. I wanted to get across to the other side of the lake and was marooned on an island of some kind. In order to get where my friends were it became necessary to swim across. The first part of the water I went into was thick with slime and muck. As I got toward the middle though the water was clearer and rinsed me clean. I was worried about ruining the dress, but when I came out of the water it seemed to be all right and somehow didn't stick to me. Interpretation The dirty lake was inspired by my thoughts of a similar nature about the pond where the canoe tilts were held. The dress is one I have worn on occasion and my sister had it on the day before the dream. The night I dreamed this, I had seen a movie short on a fisherman who was pulled under water and went walking about the lake floor seeing other people. I noticed that none of their clothes stuck to them, and remarked about it. Answers to questions 2. Perplexed, worried, relieved.3. Actual participant4. Unpleasant5. Lake6. No7. The lake was brown, especially in the dirty part. The rest looked the same color as a lake usually does on a cloudy day. The dress too was colored, black with pink print.