.&£¨@§¨.,¨ #,¨§¤.,,#¤
§§,@¤,£... ¨#¨@¨@.¨#¨
#.£@¨#£&., .@§@#§§,@£
,£@¨#@¨.&, ¨&.¨..¨@@,
.£¨¤#.¤.#@ ###...,£¨¤
.,.,§@£,¤. #=~~ «-» ~»» «~~ =~= =~» =-= »~~ =~=# £¤.¨¨¨,¤§#
§,..&,¨£@& \ PAGE ON SNAKE HANDLING. ; ¨,¤.¨¨,@,.
£§..£¤¨&,. #==- ~~~ =~~ ==» ~-~ ~«= »== ~«« »««# ¤.@¤¨.,&&¨
#.#.@.@@¤. ¤#&,§,,£.&
.§@&##¤.¨¤ 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. §@.¤#§,,.¨
¨..¨@§¨£,¤ &¨&&,.£,¨¨
,.,¨@,#@££ #~=» ~=- «=~ ~«» =«~ «»~ ~~» =~~ =~-# .£¤.§,@¤,.
¨.¨,&#§.¨, = 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.) = .,¨,§.§.&@
..#,§,.§¨. #«~~ »~= ~-~ =-~ »~~ =~~ «~» -~» ~=-# &...¤¤£§#,
¨.¤££§¨&#¨ §&.¨£.¨¨,#
£,§.¨.¤&¨& EITHERWAY. I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND &,@,@&,,¨@
¨§¤¤¨¨¤¨§§ WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ,¤§§§¨£,¨#
&#,.§,£&@¨ ~WHICH« SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE &&,,,§@£¨£
,,¤¨#§£,¨¤ NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. £,&.,£.¨§&
#¨§@@,,@.§ ¨&&#¨£#¨£,
££¤..£.¤#£ 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. ,&§¨,@,§£,
£,@¤¤&¨§,¤ #§.£,@§¤,§
.@£,¨.§££@ #~~» ~=- -=~ -«~ ~=» -~« »»- ~»» «=«# @.#£&&¨.#&
@¤¨¤,¨#¨,. * 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). \ ¨,,@§£¨&§#
&@&.¤@,@¨# #-»- -«« «-= =»« -=» ==» »«« =»= =««# ¨,.¤,,&&,.
¤¨.£¤.§@@# ,.,£§¨&,&,
§@¨§,@£,.. 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...? #,¤£¨#£¨£,
,¨#£#§£.#¤ ¤£§.¤#¨§§¤
#,&¨¨.¨£#¨ 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? ,.¤£#£§.¨,
@¨,¨&¨,#@§ ..£.,,,§,.
§#,,¤#¨£., &.#&,¨¨##,
&¨@,§.&£§, £§¤.@,.&.#
,£§££§&¨.¤ ,.,§@§.¤§&
§#,,,..&¨£ .,,&¨,¤&.¨