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¤,.#¨¨&,¨¨    INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A   ¨.¨¤.,#,.,
,¤,.¤,,§.¨   CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES    ¨,..&..¤.,
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.,.§..&¨.§       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ¨...¨,#,¨¤
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.¤.,§.,,¤, :  MAKES   THEM   FIT  INTO  CRACKS,   * ¨¤.,..¨.¨,
.¨§¨.¤¨¨¨& /         INTO         SEAMS.          ; ,,£..,,¨¨¨
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¨¨,¨¨£..¤. = 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.         ¨¤¨£¤¨.&.,
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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    §.¨,...&,&
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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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§§..¨@.¨,.       CLOSE TO A RIVER OR LAKE...?       #,.¤,,,,&.
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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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