: When I read "go out--bang!--just like a candle" I instantly thought
: "The colony has been wiped out. Phhht! Just like that."
: Given the theme of Am I Dreaming? and the very special circumstances
: surrounding the colony message, it seems to me more than a coincidence.
I respectfully disagree and chalk it up to exactly coincidence. If there is a correlation there, I do not think it was one we were ever meant to make. The language is too dissimilar to show a clear connection and the theme is not really the same. Being "wiped out" is different than going out like a candle.
The other links look like something that may be worth reading, though, so thanks for that. ;)