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