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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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§,@¨¤£¨&£, *             ¨,.»~@=-.,¨              : ¨§¨§¨#£,@,
&.&,.@.,¤¨ \ (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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