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¤,£,,&,¤¨& \ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM,  † ,#¨@,,§,#,
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#,@.§@,§..    »WHICH- SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    ,§¨¤,¤&.£.
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£,£,@§.¤¨¨   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 : .§¨#¨,&¨&¨
@.§,£#.£.¨ \ 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  ; ¨¤¨&¨.§.§¨
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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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