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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    .¨.§¨¨&¨,.
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.#¨¨..,.¨, : HAVE  THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, † @#¨¨@..,£,
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,¨¨§¨.&.,. † PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS ; ,¨¨£,¤#.¨#
@.¨,#.,¤., \     HAVE     TO     STAY    PUT.     \ ¨¨.,,£§£¨.
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.@£#¨¨£.¨,  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  £¨#§,¨¨¨..
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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    ¨§§#¨,£,§#
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£@,,¨...,#    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   ,¨¨££&,,£¨
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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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,,¨,,@§§¨¨ * PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME  AS IF YOU'VE \ ¨¨#.&¤..¨,
¨,.,,£.@@, \ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE \ ,.,.@£§,¨.
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¤&@.,,¨,.,  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  .§,¨§,.¨,.
#,@¤¨.,¨,.   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ,.@,.#¨¨,,
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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?   .¨¨,..¨&¨¨
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