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,¨.&.¨.¨.¨ /    page    on   snake   handling.    \ £.,#,##&¨¨
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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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,¨¨#¨£§¨¨. \ proportional to size; larger animals * .,¨.@..¨,#
@¨.,¨&@§¨¨ \     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   ¨¨,#§@¨,.¨
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