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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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§,£,§¨,@,¨ \ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS = ¤.#.#@,@,,
£.&.§,#&.& †     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     = &¨§.¨¤¨¤¨@
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&¨§¨&,¤&,£  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  #¨&,.¤,@¨£
&,§,#¨¨#,,    ~WHICH= SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    @.§¨¤£¨£.¨
§¨&.#,#£¨£         NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE.         &¨£,,¤.¤,£
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&,#¨¤..¤.,  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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§,@,#.£&¨@ \ 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    #,#.#£.§..
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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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