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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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