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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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&.¤,§¨¤§,& \ have  this particular shape to them, † ¤@¨@&.@.£.
@.¤.#..&.& :  makes   them   fit  into   cracks,  * .&¨¨&,#.¤,
&.£¨¤,¤&.& *          into         seams.         ; @&.§@.¤¨&,
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£.£¨§¨£¤¨@ ; (since realm-travelness is inversely : @§¨§¤,#.£¨
@¨@.#,,&¨¤ / proportional to size; larger animals / ¨£¨,§,#.¤.
§.£,£,#£,§ :    have     to     stay     put.     : @¤¨§#,§.&,
§¨§,£¨.&.# /  snakes  can  cheat  this  by  being ; .&..@,#,§¨
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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, * .@¨.§.&¨#¨
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§,#.&.¨¤¨@ * various forms in succession (stream, * ,&¨.§.¤¨&,
£¨#¨£¨#@¨@ * snake, half-snake,  queen,  stream,  : ¤&,@#,#.§¨
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#¨&.¤¨£@,# : pleasantries each  time as if you've = ¤¤,@@,§,&.
@¨@,&.¨¤,¤ / never before met (although the snake = ,£,.§,§.£¨
§,@.¤.@¤.& † may choose to address you as an  old \ &#¨@#¨¤.§.
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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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