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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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¨,.¤,&£.¨@ * I KNEW THERE WOULD BE SNAKES, THEY : @¤,.¤¨..&,
.¨,¨,@£#¨, ; HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ^ ¤&&¨.£,,,&
#,.¨,@.£&. † MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, ; @.££¨.@¨,.
.&,...¨@&& / INTO SEAMS. ^ ¨.¤£§¨,§¨¨
.¨@.,¨¨#,¤ / .¨,-«#~~.¨¨ * ,.£¨§£.,&.
¨.¨£,¨,¨¨# ; (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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£§#,¨£,,,& ¤@,.,,¨¨,¨
&,¤£¨,@.¨, EITHERWAY. I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND ££@..,¨¨.¨
¨,£§#.,¤¨, 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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¨¨#,#¤.¨,, = 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 : £.¨¨,,,..¨
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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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