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§,£,£,§¨@¨   INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A    ¨§,#.&¨£&.
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&,&.£,&¨¤¨       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ¨§,#¨§¨¨£¨
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¤.&¨¤¨£¨§¨ /     HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.    = ,¤,@,¤,,&,
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#.§¨£¨¤¨£.   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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#.£.§.¤,¤¨ \ 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 * .¤.@,§,¨¤,
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¤.£¨@,@.£.    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   .§.#¨@,.@¨
@,@¨@,@.&.    HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE   ,£,#,&.£&.
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§,¤.#.&.@,  I'VE ALSO HEARD THEM MENTIONED TOGETHER .&¨§,¤¨.#,
@.@.@¨#,£,   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ¨£.£¨£¨¤¤.
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§,#.¤¨@,#¨   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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