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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,  : .@¨.&.,#¨#
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£,§¨.@,§.£ / (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 = .@,@#,@@,,
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¤.@.¨£,£,& ^ 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   .@,.&.,¤¨&
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