¤,§,§¤&.@. ,@¨¤.#¨££¨
£,¤,,@£.&, ¨@.§¨§.¨§,
&.&,¤¨#.¤, ¨¤¨&,@,£§.
§¨§¨#¨&¨§. ¨#,¤¨#,,¤,
&.§.¤,¤¨§, ¨&,@¨¤¨&§.
@£,.,,.#.¨ #~«~ «~- »~~ =~» »»« »~~ ~~- ~«= »=-# ¨..,¨..,,¨
,,,¤&£¨..¤ * PAGE ON SNAKE HANDLING. ^ £§£&#&&&#¨
§£,¨@¨¨@., #--» ~~= ««~ -~= =«- =«~ »-» «=» «=-# £§§@&§#§,,
.,¨.,.,.¨. £&§£#§@.¨.
££¤£@#§§£# 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. .,¨,#¤§@§£
¨.,@£@#¤.¨ @&&..§¤@£,
@¤¨¨&¤#.,& #«-~ =~~ «~~ «=« ~=~ «-« «~« ~~» --=# ,#,,,¨§#¨,
.....§,¨,, : 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.) / ¤£,,§¤&§¨.
¤##§@¤#£¨. #~=« -»~ =«~ =»- »=~ »»« ~~- »~~ «-«# .¨¨,,#@.,¤
@&#@&§¤..¨ #§¤¤.,,,,,
.§¤##¤¨.#& EITHERWAY. I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND .§§,,§#£@.
¨¨&§@.¨,¨¨ WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ¨,¨¨,.¤#,,
¤¨,§,¨&§@@ ~WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE ¨§¤@¤,,¨¨@
.,.¨¨,.¤¤. NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. ..##.¨£§,¨
#£@#§#..., ,,,¨,,¨..£
§@¤@#¨¨@&@ 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. ¤£&,¨¨¨¤§¤
@£¤¤§&§,¨& ¤§..@#¨,¤#
&£¤#&¤¨¨,. #~~~ «-~ «»= ~«» =~- ~~» «»- »«= ~«-# §.,,,¨,,¨&
&¤&§£.,@#§ \ 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...? ¨¨,.@£.¨¤.
,¨£§.¨#&,. .#¤¨,¨¨.,,
#,¨¨,¨..¨# 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? £¤§&&&£§@¤
##&£#@@@¤& §@##@#§§§#
¤&&§@¤¤¤#£ #@&££#¤§@§
§&§¤¤&¤¤@§ £§#&§§§¤££
#¤@@¤§§££@ §§#£¤§£@¤@
§§¤§§¤&#¤§ #&#&£§#¤&#