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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,  ; ¨#.¤,#.¨#¨
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¤.@¨@.§.£¨ *     have    to     stay     put.     * .¤¨@,§,##,
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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   .&.#,¤,¨&,
§.¤.§¨@.&,             chest. guardians?            .@.&.&.¤§¨
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