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