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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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&.¨¨§,¨¨,£ CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES, @#@,.,,¨,¨
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.,,#,..@,¨ ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT ¨¨&,@£,,¨,
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¨¨.,§¨&@¨. 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 ¨...#§£,¨@
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