One of the most famous humorists in world literature, O. Henry created a unique panorama of American life at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, in grotesque situations he conveyed the contrasts and paradoxes of his era, which opened up space for people with business acumen, whom the game of chance elevates to the pinnacle of success, then plunges to the very bottom of life. “Murray had a dream.” Psychologists and scientists are lost in conjectures and assumptions, trying to explain the strange experiences of our intangible “I” when we wander in the kingdom of the “twin of death” - in the kingdom of sleep. This story is not intended to throw light on this unexplored issue. It is simply a description of Murray's dream. One of the most amazing features of dreams is that what happens in a dream over several months or even years actually happens within a few seconds or minutes...”