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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.          * £,§¨@.¤,¤¨
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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   &.@.¤¨£,#¨
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