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.,§,¨&¨¨., PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS ¤@,¨¨¤&#..
,.¨¤¨,§¨,¨ SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS. §£§.¨§¨&§¨
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¤¤@¨¨¤¨@§, ^ HAVE TO STAY PUT. = ¨,.¨,.,¨¨.
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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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.¨,¨¨§#@¨¨ = GO WELL - TALKING TO A SNAKE IS † ....¤¨,¨.,
¨..,¨¤,&¤, ^ OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL : ¨¨¨.,£¨¨¨,
.,...¨,&¤& † MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, † ,,....&¨..
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¨,#.,¨,.¨, : NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ; ,,§¨#¤,¨.¨
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£#¨,.¨¨.&, SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO ,,¨@#@¨.£¨
&##¨.¨¨..¤ UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT ¨.,#.¤£¨¨,
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@¨,¨§£&¨¨¨ I'VE ALSO HEARD THEM MENTIONED TOGETHER .¨@...¨@,#
#¤.,§.§¤.¨ WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE £¨¨£¨¨,,.@
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,¤¤&,.£,#& 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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