.#£,.£@¨.@                                          ,¨@#.§,&#.
¤¨#,#.§,#¨                                          ¨§.§.¤¨¨#,
@,£¨§¨§.#,                                          §&,#.¤,&£¨
§,§¨¤¨@,&,                                          ¨¤,&,§¨.¤¨
@¨#¨&,&¨§,                                          ,£,@,&¨§¤,
.¨§&.¨¨&#¨ #~=« »»«  «»-  «-~  »«- ~=» -»- -=~ «~»# ¤¨¨@£.@¨£&
.£¨§,¨&,&¨ *    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?             §¨£,@.§¨&&
,@¨#.,§.&,                                          £.&.£,¤.¨§
,¤¨£.#§,¤,                                          §.£.&,@.&@
¨#.@..#¨@¨                                          #¨¤.¤¨¤¨.§
¨&,£,##,£.                                          #.§.#.&.££
.&.£¨.§,§¨                                          @.¤¨¤,@¨.¤