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