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