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,¨.¨&§¨¨§& :    page    on   snake    handling.   = £@,£,£,§¤,
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¤¤.£¨@,#¨¨   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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