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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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