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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.          ^ ,.¨,.¤¨.,¨
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..##£...,@ = (SINCE REALM-TRAVELNESS IS INVERSELY † ¨,¨.,,,£¨¨
.,@,&@,,,. † PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS † ..,¨¨,¨,§.
¨,¨¨§£&,,. *    HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.     ^ ,,..¨,,.,§
¤,.,@,§@,. †  SNAKES  CAN  CHEAT  THIS  BY  BEING : ,.,.¨..¨¨¨
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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    ¤,&@¨.¨,@.
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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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.¨£@¤,¨...  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  .&.&¤,¨.¨,
¨¨§¨£&.¨¨.    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ,.,££&¨¨,.
,.,.§#£.,¨    HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE   ¨,,#¨#@¨.¨
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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   ¨.¤,.¨¨&,.
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