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