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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,  \ #,§¨£,¤,£¨
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#¨¤@¨&.¨§, † 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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