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£¨§.£¨§¨@¨    the goal is anyway to become lucid    .£.,§.¤¤..
#.#.¤¨¤¨£,    inside the dream (if the dream is a   .§.@§.,#¨£
£.£.#¨§,§.    container) or while the dream takes   ,@,¨@.#@¨.
#,&.&,#,&¨    place (if it is an event). this is    ¨¤,@#.,§¨#
£.&.£,&,#,       somehow to do with serpents.       .¤,¨#.§#.,
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#.£.#¨§,£. : i  knew there  would be snakes, they = ¨#,§#¨¨&.@
£,#.@.#.&. : have this particular shape  to them, = .£¨,#¨#¤¨,
@,£.#.@¨&¨ ;  makes  them   fit  into   cracks,   = ¨#.£#¨,&.£
&,&.¤,#¨#. /         into         seams.          / .@,,&,&@¨¨
&¨£¨@.§¨@, /              ¨¨¨~=£=~¨.,             : ¨§¨§@,,¤,#
@¨#.§.@¨£. ; (since realm-travelness is inversely † .§.¨£,§#¨,
§¨#.£,@¨§¨ * proportional to size; larger animals = ¨¤¨#£..§,§
§.£,&¨§,#. :     have    to     stay     put.     ^ ¨§..#,§#.¨
£,¤.¤¨@.@, /  snakes  can  cheat  this by  being  ^ ¨&¨##.¨@,§
¤,¤,@.£¨£. \     almost     one-dimensional.)     ^ .#,.¤,¤@..
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&¨&¨&¨£.§¨   eitherway. i did not fully understand  .£¨£§,¨#¨§
§.&.¤,@,&.  which role they would play, or exactly  ,¤.,¤¨&#¨¨
£,@.&,£.¤.    «which~ snakes they would be - the    .£,@¤¨.@,@
¤¨¤.#¨§,#.         nagas! the snake people.         ¨£,,£¨#&..
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§.@,#.@¨§,  you will want them to guide you if you  ,#.,§,¤@¨,
§.§.§.£¨#,   can. they are excellent nidra guides,  ,@¨#§.¨£¨¤
§,§¨&,£¨#.    and many will take you on pro bono    ,&,.£,¤¤,¨
£,#,@¨§.£.  (i suspect they find amusement in our   ,#¨&#.,§,£
@.@.¤¨¤,¤,   attempts to travel where we are not    .@..£,¤@,.
§¨¤.§¨¤¨¤, easy to be.) the problem is finding one. ,#.@§¨¨@,&
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£,£,£,&.@¨ /  don't fret if your meeting does not : ¨§,,#.§#.¨
&¨¤¨@¨§,@¨ \ go  well  - talking to  a snake  is  : ¨£.§@.,£.£
#,&.@,#¨#¨ = often a recursive  matter.  you will / ¨#¨¨§¨§@¨,
#,&,£,¤.§. ; meet many  times as you fall deeper, ; ,§.@§¨.§.&
£,¤.¤,£.§¨ =  once per stage,  the  snake  taking : ,@,.&,¤§.¨
§¨&,§,&.¤¨ : various forms in succession (stream, ; ,§,@&¨,@¨#
§¨¤,@¨&.¤, =  snake,  half-snake, queen, stream,  \ ¨#¨¨&,£#¨¨
£,¤.§¨§.§, †  thunder).  you   must  repeat  all  \ .£,#¤¨.#.§
¤,¤,@.@.@. † pleasantries each  time as if you've ; .#¨,&.&#,.
&¨@.¤,¤.#. : never before met (although the snake † .§,££¨¨£,@
§.&¨£¨¤.£. : may choose to address  you as an old † ¨£¨,@.£#..
£¨£,¤.@¨&. * friend, follow their  lead if  so).  / .§,£§.,¤.#
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£,¤¨@.£.#.   they have something to do with water,  .@¨¨§¨¤£.¨
£.@¨§.#¨#.  some close relation to it. i've yet to  .#,#&.¨&,#
@¨§.@¨£¨¤.    uncover what this is. but you might   ,¤,¨¤¨¤#¨.
¤¨@.#¨§.#.    have a higher chance of finding one   .@¨¤£.¨£¨£
@,&.#,¤¨£,       close to a river or lake...?       ¨#.¨#¨##..
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#,@¨#.£.§,  i've also heard them mentioned together .#,.@,@§¨.
&.&¨£.&.¤,   with caves or "the world beneath the   .@,&¤¨,£¨£
¤.§,#.¤.¤.   world". coincidence? you find regular  ,@..¤,@¤,,
#,£,£¨&¨&,   snakes in regular caves. or - could    ¨£,@¤¨.@¨#
§¨&,@.£¨£¨  this be a reference to the dark lake?   ¨&..#.#¤..
§.&.&.&,£,   the holy water in the center of your   ¨§.#¤¨.@.#
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