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.#¨,.,¨,&¨   CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES    &,¨,.¨.¨¨,
¨.#¨.,.¨¨¨    PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS    §¤¨¨,,¨,,.
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£@¨..,,¨.¨ * PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS : ...,¨@.¨£.
#££,¨..¨,, ;     HAVE     TO     STAY    PUT.     ; .¨,¨,¨¤.,,
¤.¤¤¨¨.¨¨. †  SNAKES CAN  CHEAT  THIS  BY  BEING  : .¨¨....&..
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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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,¤£#.,,.¨. † 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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¨¨¨,¨,¨¨&¨  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?  ,,,@.¨..¨¨
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