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The method of interpreting dreams developed by Freud does not fit into the framework of explanation and prediction which theorists of science have derived from the example of the natural sciences. The method is not arbitrary, however. Its criterion of validity is internal, namely, in the structure of dream narration. Like literary fiction, the dream product goes beyond the conscious intentions of the author. The optimal interpretation therefore refers to the potential meaning of the text.