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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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