Hypnos by H. P. Lovecraft. Short summary

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Two visionary friends, in order to delve deeper into the Land of Dreams, decided to resort to the help of drugs. But one day one of the comrades woke up terrified and said that he had learned a terrible secret and now they were in danger.

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The main character is a sculptor and dreamer who suffers from insomnia and depression. One day he meets the same dreamer, a man in his forties who resembles a statue of a Greek god. They become friends.

Together the two friends travel through the Land of Dreams. To dive deeper, they decide to use a drug. But one day, after a narcotic dream, the friend wakes up terrified and tells them that he has learned a terrible secret and now they are in danger. They should try their best to avoid sleeping.

The friends were hooked on powerful drugs and tranquilizers, sleeping only a couple of hours a day. It was only necessary to doze off, and the hero felt fear and the approach of death.

In two years, the friends had aged considerably. They ran out of money and tranquilizers. The friend fell asleep one day and never woke up again. The police, who came running at the screams, said that the sculptor had never had a friend. On the bed, however, they found a statue of a young man of unprecedented beauty, signed «Hypnos».