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