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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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