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.,¨¨@¨##.¨ *   page    on    snake    handling.   † #...,£,,,£
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,.¨#,.¨.#.   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.         \ ¨,¨....,,¨
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¨.¨&.£@.,¨ / 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   ,¨¨&¨.,&,.
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