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