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@¨§,@,#,¨¤   inside the dream (if the dream is a    @.#.#,#,£,
&¨#,§,£.##    container) or while the dream takes   @.¤.£,#¨&¨
&.¤,¤.&,¨#    place (if it is an event). this is    #,¤,§.£,#.
&,¤,£.@,§#       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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£.¤.¤,§..@ : proportional to size; larger animals ; @,#.&.&¨@.
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§.£¨§¨&¨¨& /  snakes can  cheat  this  by  being  * &.&.@.§.£.
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&.£,&¨#,.§   eitherway. i did not fully understand  @¨§.¤,#¨£,
§,#,&¨¤¨#&  which role they would play, or exactly  ¤,#¨§,#¨§.
#¨§.£.@¨,&    »which~ snakes they would be - the    §¨#.§¨#.@.
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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  ; #¨¤,§¨§,&.
£¨£¨#,#,,§ : 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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¤¨#,@,¤,,&   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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