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,@.#,¨¤#¨# :    page   on    snake   handling.    * §#¨,&,£¨§,
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§@,&.£.£¨, ^ have this  particular shape to them, : ¨£.#¤.#.&¨
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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   ,£.#¤.§.§¨
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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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