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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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