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