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