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#..,¨,§#&.    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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#,.¨¨¨,@.. ^  HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, / .#§¨..,#.,
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.#.&§¨,¨¨¤  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  ,¨£...¨¨¨¨
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¨,¨.,¤¨£§¨  YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU  .¨¨.¨,¤,,,
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.¨¨,.&..,¨ :  GO  WELL  - TALKING TO  A SNAKE IS  † ¨¨..¤.¨&,,
,,,,¨¨&.., : OFTEN  A RECURSIVE  MATTER. YOU WILL / ,.¨¨.@.,§.
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.#,¨¨.¨.,£ † VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, * ¨§¨,.¨,,#.
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,,§.¨&,,.¨ : NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE = .#¨¨,&¨,.¨
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,¨£.¨,¨.,&    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ¤¨§£¨.¨¨#¨
,¨,¤..¨¨,,    HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE   ,,£§@..,.&
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,.,¤¨..¤,,   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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