I believe, though I can't say for sure having not actually read it yet, that it has something to do with Alice and the cyclical nature of dreams, or at least that dreams are something without any beginning or an end.
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crossing fingers and wiping brow
trouble with dreams is you can't pretend
something with no beginning has an end
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Ham-fisted ham fisting.