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.¨.&.§@¨¨. PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS §§,¨&,.,¨,
.¨¨¨,&§#,, SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS. ,§§,¨§,..¨
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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 ¨@£.¨,¨,..
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.¨#¨.¨,£.# 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 ,.,¨@.,#.&
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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 ; .¨@¨¤@.,¨,
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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 / &.¨.#.¨,&,
@££..¨,,¨& : FRIEND, FOLLOW THEIR LEAD IF SO). * .§¨,,#,...
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£.¨.£.£@.. 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 ¨..§¨¤@.¨¨
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