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LANDSCAPES AND DREAMSCAPES While the notion of a multiverse in physics is relatively recent, the mental construction of alternative worlds is an age-old pursuit. Weaving yarns is a natural process. In dreams, our minds automatically craft strange visions of events that never actually happened or at least transpired differently. Successful planning often involves mentally weighing alternative scenarios, and singling out the optimum. Grandmasters in chess, for instance, might consider numerous chains of potential moves and countermoves—thinking many steps ahead—before even advancing a pawn.
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