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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   .&..¨¨.¨¨.
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