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