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,&,§,#,#¨£       somehow to do with serpents.       ¤,@¨§£,#,#
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,§,@.¤¨§,# ;  have this particular shape to them, † @¨¤,#¤.£.§
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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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.§¨£,§.§.§ \ 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 † &.§¨£&,¤.¤
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.§,&¨£¨#.. †  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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¨¤,@,¤¨£,¨   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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