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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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