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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, ^ ,§,¤@,.,@,
,¨.,.¨§,#@ / MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, : .,.¤#§,,,&
#,,,.¨¨¨§¤ * INTO SEAMS. : ..,§¨@§..¨
,&¨..,¨¨@¨ ^ .,¨»»@~~¨¨, ; £.¨¨.#¤&,¨
,.@¨¨.¨¨¨, / (SINCE REALM-TRAVELNESS IS INVERSELY : ££.¨.@,#¤,
,¨¨¤¨..,¨¨ : PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS = &§¤.¨,,@@£
#¨..#,¨.¨¨ ; HAVE TO STAY PUT. ; &.#&,..§,¤
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¨,,@,£&.., 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 ..@,¨,¨..§
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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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¨¨,#¨,@¨¨¨ 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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