¨@¨.&#&,.@ ,..¨¨¨§¨¤.
££¨¤,@#.&£ .¨..,@@¨¤,
¨£.&¨,¤¨,¤ .¨,,&¨¤.@.
§@¨¤¨£#.§¤ ,,,£&¨#.¤,
¨£.§.,#.¨# .¨£,¤.¤¨&¨
.§&¤¨¤,@@¨ #~=« -»~ ~~- ~«~ -~« «=~ ««~ «~= »»-# §@,..§..£,
,£..&#&#.& / PAGE ON SNAKE HANDLING. * #,&¨¨&¤¨¤§
§£¤.§¨.,¤@ #»=- ~»= ~-« »«« ~~« ~-= =~« --~ ~=«# ¨&&§¨¤,¤§,
£¨.&§§¨,&¨ £#¨.§#&£.#
.£.§¨.&,£¤ 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. #,,,.,@.,@
&#.¤¨£,.., ,£,¨¨¨#§.#
¨,@¤¤#§,¨. #~-= ~=~ ~«~ ««- ~~» ~»» ~«- «~« »««# ¤§#,.¨@,@¤
§,@.¨¨.&,. \ 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.) ; £@§#,£¤¨¨§
¨£.£,£..¨§ #=~~ «-- «=» ==» »~~ ««» «-« »~~ ~~~# &¨.,¤¤¨&.§
¤&§£@§¤,.¤ &£¨.&¨&&£¤
...¨.¨¨&,§ EITHERWAY. I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND ,,¤,¤&£.¨,
.,.,,.¨@¤@ WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY #¨&§#¨,¤¨,
.,¨,.,¨£¨¨ »WHICH= SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE £&£,.¤¨&#.
¨,¨¨.,,£¤. NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. §..#,£¤¤,£
¤,¨,¨¨,&,£ ,£¨&§&,.¤§
,¤¨..,¨#££ 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. ¨.¨.,¨@&¨&
.¤¨#@@.¨£, ,,¨..,¤.#&
¤#£@¨,¤¨£§ #-~« -~~ ~«~ ~»» ~-~ ~~~ =«~ -=- «=«# £,,¨,,£§@¨
£,¨.£.&&§, \ 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). \ .¨#.£&,§.¨
#¤&¨¤.#.,¨ #~»~ ~=~ -~~ ==- =~~ =~» -~= ~-» ~~-# £.¤&§¨#¤&.
@,¨£#&£¤¨. ¤££,.&¤.¨#
,§¨§¨.,¨£. 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...? #..@§£,,,¨
..¨,.£&§,@ &#.§,.¤,.,
¨,,,¨¤,.£@ 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 ,&#@¤,,¨¤&
,&£#,&,&#¨ CHEST. GUARDIANS? §£¨¨,§,,@.
¨§,.@££¤¨& £,@.,#@,§§
&&@,¤.,.@¤ ¨@§¤¨&¨&§,
§,¨@@§..&. @@.,£§#§.&
.§,£¨,@¨@# #¨¤,¤,,.&#
££&§§¨¤£@, #@§¤¤@¨.§.