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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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