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#¨§¨#¨#¨¤.    CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES   £¨§.¨§¨@¨§
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&,@¨£.§,@.       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       &,#..£¨¤,£
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@¨£¨#,&¨@. = PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS * #¨£,&@.¤,.
&¨¤¨&¨¤¨£, ;     HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.    = &.#.¨#.£.§
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§.&.¤.#,§¨    ~WHICH« SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    ¤,&,#@¨£,¨
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&,&,#.¤,§¨  CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES,   ¤.¤¨&@.£.¨
@,@¨§.§,£,    AND MANY WILL TAKE YOU ON PRO BONO    #¨§¨¨¤.§¨@
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£¨#,£¨§.#.    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   £,@.,¤,§,¤
§.£,&¨§,£. EASY TO BE.) THE PROBLEM IS FINDING ONE. @,£,¤@,#¨.
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£,&.@,@.¤¨ = 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    &.£¨.£,£,£
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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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