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