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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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