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• v  have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy

• Many tune in on other programs, others mix drinks, woolgather, miss commercials until Charlie returns.
• The author does not scissor the story neatly out of whole cloth to a preconceived pattern; she rather lets the story woolgather its facts, like lint, off the top of Milt's mind.

• dream
• daydream
• stargaze