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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   ¨§,@.,£,§.
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