SALAMANDER: I am your very DARKSTAR friend.
JOHN: you mean by extension...
JOHN: when i sleep?
SALAMANDER: Yes. And now and then, I can sense that you are connected to me in some way, even if you never knew it.
SALAMANDER: I have helped you with so many problems in your lifetime! I can sense that you are either very impressed or in some way intimidated 8y now.
SALAMANDER: 8ut you should have no reason to 8e intimidated. I can help you.
SALAMANDER: For instance, you may have learned a lot from meeting your ancestor. In fact, I am almost as tall as you!
SALAMANDER: He was either the world's tallest or its light's most radiant orange. 8ut he was not a very good dancer or a very nice friend.