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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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