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&¤,££¨@.@¨ *     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.         £,£#.£¨@¤¨
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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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§@,£¤,§¨@¨ † often  a recursive matter.  you will ^ §¨§¤,§,&#¨
¨¤¨,&.§,£. = meet many times as you fall  deeper, * &¨.§¨£.,§¨
¤@,£§.#.@¨ \  once  per  stage, the  snake taking ^ §¨££,£,&@.
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#§¨¤#.@¨#¨ ^  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   #¨.§¨#,.#.
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¨@,,#,£,¤,    snakes in regular caves. or - could   &,.¤¨¤,,&.
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,£¨¨¤¨#¨£,   the holy water in the center of your   £,.#.&,,&¨
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