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