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¨.,.¨¨.§,, WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ¨,,§&£¨,.¤
§..¨.,.,¤, ~WHICH» SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE £¨,&,#&,¨.
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¨¨.#.,.¨.. YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU §.@#,,,¤¤@
#¨,.£¨¨..¨ CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES, ,¨§§¤¨¨#,£
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,@§¤..¨#,¨ ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT ¨.,.§,£§,,
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#¨&#,,¨#£@ * OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL : ¤§,,.&..¨¨
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¨¨§.@&¨.¨§ \ ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING / @.£#¨.¨@¨¨
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¨,.¨£..¨§# WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE .,@¨¨,@..,
.,,..¤¨,#¨ WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR ¨,.£.¨¨&,,
...¨¨¨£¨.. SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD ¨.¨,£,¨¨§¨
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