@..&¨#,£.£ #¤¨,#§£¤..
§¨##,£.§¨, ¨#,&,§@¤,§
£.,£.@.£,£ .@,@,.&§,.
§¨££,¤,#¨@ ,@.&¨¤,§.@
£,.#¨@,£¨£ ,¤¨§¨@¨@,¨
¨...,.¨&¨¨ #~-« »»= -~= «-» »=~ ~»« --- ~«~ ~=~# ,,¨,.,,¨¨.
@£§§§¤,¨.@ * 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? ¨§@.,¤£,.&
,,¨¨¨,£¤¤£ .¨¨¨,¨,...
§#&¤§,.&&, &££@&£¤¤§#
&&#&,,,¨., §#&¤§¤&#&&
¤&@¨¨££¤#@ ¤£&#§@£&£@
¤¤.¨.¨£#@£ £§§#£&££#¤