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¤,¤#,@¨&#.       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       .,&,£.&.#.
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¤,@£.£.@§¨ \ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR  SHAPE TO THEM, / ,,¤.#¨&,#,
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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,  ; .¨&¨£,£¨&.
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#¨,£,£,.&¨ * NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE : ¨&@,¤¨&¨¤.
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&,&@,#¨&&¨    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ,¨#.#,§.¤.
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£,.£,£,,@.   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    .£@,§.@¨&,
¤,&¤,@.£§,   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  .,£.¤¨#¨¤,
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