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.,@¨¤¤..§. PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS ..,#&£,¨.@
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@.,,#¨..@¤ ^ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, : ,.¨,¨¨.#.§
§@¨¨,¤.,¤, : MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, † §,¨,.¨.,.#
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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. ,@¤,.¤,,,&
#,¨¨¤,¨.,, ¨#@£..#¨.,
,&¨¨,&,¨., 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 ¨..¨¨§¨#£¨
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.§¨¤&,¨§¨, ^ OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL * @,§¤....¨.
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,..@¨§¤,.@ / ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING * ¨,#,¤@¨¨,¨
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.,¨¨...@.¤ / 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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.,,,.¨§£§. HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE ¨¨#¨¨....¨
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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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