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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,  * £,£&,£..#¨
¤.§,£.¤¨§¨ †         into         seams.          * #¨.#¨¤.§&.
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§¨£.¤¨&.§¨ = (since realm-travelness is inversely * #,¨#,@,##¨
@¨£.£¨@.¤¨ ^ proportional to size; larger animals * §.@&,#¨¨§.
¤¨#¨¤,£,&. /     have     to     stay    put.     : #,,§,#,¤§.
@,§.§,@,#. \  snakes  can  cheat this  by  being  \ @¨£&¨¤.¨#.
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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   £,¤¤,£..£¨
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