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