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