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@¨@,¤.£,@£       somehow to do with serpents.       #.&.£¨£¨¤,
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&,¤.&.&.¨& : i knew there would be snakes,  they  ; @¨¤.#¨&,#,
£¨¤,&,&.&@ / have this particular shape  to them, ; &,&¨§¨£,£¨
£.&,¤¨&¨,§ ;  makes   them   fit   into  cracks,  ^ ¤.&¨@,@.@,
@,£¨@¨@,#§ /          into         seams.         † &.@¨@.&¨&.
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£¨¤,£,§.£¤ / (since realm-travelness is inversely \ ¤,§¨§¨@,¤¨
§,@¨@¨@¨,& / proportional to size; larger animals ^ @.£.¤.#.#¨
§¨&.@,§.¤@ :     have     to     stay    put.     ; #¨#¨£¨¤¨¤,
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§¨&.£¨#¨,£  eitherway. i did not fully understand   §¨&.¤¨§.¤,
#.£.£¨£,@§  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  † ¤,£¨@,§¨¤¨
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@.#¨£.£.@§ / 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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&,@,#.£,§#  they have something to do with water,   #,@,&,&¨#¨
@,&,§,£.,#  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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&¨¤,&¨&.&£ i've also heard them mentioned together  &.&.§¨£,&,
&.¤.§.¤¨,§   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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