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