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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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