&¨¨¤¨£@###                                          §£§@,,¨£¨,
£#,§§@.¨.,                                          .,.¨¤,,@&.
¤,#§,.£,..                                          ,¨.,@§¨&.&
¨§£.§¨¤§,¨                                          ¨¨,,@.#£§§
#&,&#@§,¤,                                          .¨.¨@&£¨.,
¤¨§¤,.,§¤£ #==- =»~ ~»~  «~- -=- »~»  ~~=  ~»» ~~-# #¨¨,@¨¨@,.
£@#,¤.,&,¨ ^   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?             @..,&¨¨@.,
¤&&¨@.,@..                                          £§,.¤#¨@¤¨
£¨,§#£¨@£.                                          @¨£¨£,§#,§
.#¨&,.@#,£                                          ¨&#¤§@§.¤§
§§§@¤,£¨§£                                          .§,..,.&@.
&¨¨,,£¤¤@¨                                          ,£&.,¨,@,@