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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.    : £@.£¨§@.#.
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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  : §@,@,§#¨§¨
£.@¨#.&.§, * VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, ^ .#.#¨¨£,@¨
@¨§,@,£,¤, / 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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