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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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