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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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