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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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