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and <emotion>feared we should not get out.</emotion> But the Angel
commanded him to open it, which he did tho' much
against His will, when we got out, I saw nothing more
of the Angel, but found myself in a dreary place, full
of brambles and thorn bushes. However I thought: be
it as it will I must proceed. I saw a narrow foot path
among the brambles and thorns, leading down the hill
which I followed with much difficulty, being much
scratched on my hands and other parts of my body with
the thorns, but I pushed thro' till I had reached the
bottom and then I found myself in a open and 
pleasant meadow, where I saw in a lonely situa-
-tion, a small neat house, 2 stories high, into which 
I entered and <emotion>to my great </emotion><sic><emotion>surprize</emotion></sic><emotion>  </emotion><corr><emotion>surprise</emotion></corr><emotion> and joy,</emotion> I saw
the walls below and above stairs covered with
Tablets upon which were written: This is the house
of Peace. <emotion>This sight filled me with inexpressible 
joy. I ran up and down crying in an </emotion><sic><emotion>extacy</emotion></sic><emotion>  </emotion><corr><emotion>ecstasy</emotion></corr><emotion>,</emotion> I 
have found the house of peace, which I repeated so
often, till it awoke me, and <emotion>I could sleep no more
for joy the remainder of the night.</emotion>
It was soon after this I became acquainted with the 
Brethren in <placename>Copenhagen</placename>, and was received among them,
and then the interpretation of my dream became very