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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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