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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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