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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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