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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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,.¨¨.@¨£§¨ † HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, † ¨¨,¨¨¨£¨¤&
§¨,¨,,,&@£ : MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, ; ...¨,,¨.£§
¤#¨,¨,.@.£ : INTO SEAMS. \ .,,.,¨..§¨
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§.§£,.¨¨¨@ \ (SINCE REALM-TRAVELNESS IS INVERSELY = £¨¨.,,,,,.
¨.@&¤¨,,¨. = PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS / .@¨.¨,,.,¨
,,&.#§.... * HAVE TO STAY PUT. † ¨.@.¨,¨,,,
,,.¨¤¤@¨., † SNAKES CAN CHEAT THIS BY BEING \ ¨,.§,,¨.,,
,,,¨£¨@§.. ^ ALMOST ONE-DIMENSIONAL.) = £.¨,§¨,.,,
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.¨,,¨¨..¤, WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ,,¨¨&¨.¨#,
.,,,,¨¨¨., «WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE ,.,,,#,,,@
#¨,,.¨..¨, NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. ¨..,.,§.,.
.@¨,,,,¨,, ..¨¨¨,.¤.¨
..@¨¨,.,,¨ 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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,¨,....£.. : 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, : .@¨,,.@,&&
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§£,.,¨,¨., \ 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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