Fantasy analogy

The fantasy analogy is a short conditional statement like 

The analogy is relatively easy to understand and to use, but it requires some prior training and a proper psychological state. It is usually used during the state of play and at a time when all participants are already relaxed, their emotions are activated, and they are ready to play like children. They subconsciously desire the hedonic response, and that strongly motivates them to forget about all the limitations of the real world and to become creative. 

PARTICIPANT NO. I We have this huge glass wall covered with dirt and dust, ugly. I wish I were able to clean it quickly and safely, like having a magic wand I wave it and the glass is perfectly clean. 

PARTICIPANT NO. 3 Yes, you are right no cranes, no cables, no falling carts. Pure magic and clean glass. 

PARTICIPANT NO. 5 Guys, guys, I have a dream. I am dreaming about having a rare ability to be suspended in the air with a water hose and cleaning materials. 

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I think Scalzi is largely correct. For example, I did publish a novel Spider Legs with the big science-fiction publisher TOR, but TOR published it because I had collaborated with science-fiction and fantasy superstar Piers Anthony, who has published over a hundred novels. When I attempted to publish my four books in my Neoreality series, none of the major publishers was interested, and so I had to publish the series with a small publisher. Happily, the books were immediately and favorably reviewed in Analog magazine, one of the premiere science-fiction... 

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