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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   §¨¤.¤@,£.&
,#.#,¨£¨@¨            chest. guardians?             ¤¨£..¤.@,¤
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