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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,   : ¤¨¤¨&¨£¨#.
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§.¤¨,£¨£.¤ ^    have     to     stay     put.     \ ¤,#.@¨&¨£,
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¤.¤.,&¨#,& /     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   #.&¨#,&.¤¨
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