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.§¨¨¤.&,#.   inside the dream (if the dream is a    £#,@.@,¤.§
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.@¨,@.@¨£¨    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,  ; &£.¤¨£.&,&
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,&.¨¤,§.#¨    =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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.¤..@.£,£.   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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