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