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