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