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§,£.§,&¨,&   inside the dream (if the dream is a    ,@.§§,¤.#.
@¨§,£¨§¨&§   container) or while the dream takes    ¨@.,§,#.#.
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¤,¤.&,#.£# * have this particular shape to them,  : ,@..#.£,¤¨
&¨¤,#.&,,£ \   makes  them  fit  into   cracks,   ; .&.&#.¤,#¨
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&¨&,£¨@¨@@ †     have     to     stay    put.     \ ¨#.¨§.¤,£¨
&,§¨#.#¨.£ /  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 * .£.,£,@.£,
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¤,#.¤,§,&# :  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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