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#£,££¨¤.#¨ \  makes   them  fit  into   cracks,   / @¨¤§..§,¤¨
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,@..£¨&,§,         nagas! the snake people.         #..£¨&&,#.
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#@.§§.@.§,   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    @.¨#,§¤¨&,
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,&¨.¤,£,§. : often a recursive matter.  you  will * &..#,@¤,@¨
§#,££¨¤¨§, ; meet many times  as you fall deeper, \ £,§#.¨£,#,
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&§¨¤#,@¨@¨ =  thunder).   you  must  repeat  all  ^ #.£&¨,@,#.
,&,.&,&.§. \ pleasantries each time as if  you've = @..£¨&#¨&.
¤¤.§#,¤,@, = 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    #,.#,¤#¨§,
@£.#£.&.¤¨   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   §¨#&¨.@.&.
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#&¨#@¨@,£¨   snakes in regular caves. or - could    ¤¨§&,¨£,£.
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#&,@£.@¨@,   the holy water in the center of your   #¨¤§,,#¨@.
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