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