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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.     * &.,£.&&,§.
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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   @,@@,,§.#,
&.£.¤¨#.£.            chest. guardians?             §¨,&.¤&¨@.
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