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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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