When he remembers that a tattoo was put on the upper part of his elbow joint; but when suddenly he removes a bandage covering the same area, he finds no tattoo; this gives us a hint that he was actually in a dream.
When he remembers that a tattoo was put on the upper part of his elbow joint; but when suddenly he removes a bandage covering the same area, he finds no tattoo. He was actually in a dream.; this gives us a hint this. A tattoo was put on the upper part of his elbow joint. This is what he remembers.