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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).  ; ..@.,,.,.#
.¤@¨.¨.¨.¨ #--« -~~  -«= ~«~ ~=« -»« =«=  =~=  -»=# ¨,¨&,,..,&
.£@£.,.,.,                                          @.,.&.¨,,,
¨@,£@,,.,.  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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