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