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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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