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&¨,@§@¨,.¤ *    page    on   snake    handling.   = ¨.§@,.¨¨,.
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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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