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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 \ #¨#§.¤¨&@.
§,@¨£.§¨§. *     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  ^ §,¨£.£¨.¤¨
#,¤¨#,&¨#. = 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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