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&.§¨§.§,&.       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ¨#,#,£.#&.
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£¨&.§¨§,&¨ \ HAVE  THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ; .¤,§,§¨¤@,
@.¤.#,§¨¤, †  MAKES   THEM   FIT   INTO  CRACKS,  * .@.&.§..&¨
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#,@,@.&,@, * PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS ; ,@,£.¤.¨@¨
§.#,§.&,#, /     HAVE    TO     STAY     PUT.     / ,@¨#.¤.@&.
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¤.§¨§.&.#.    »WHICH» SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    ¨£¨&.#¨.#¨
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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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§¨@,§.¤.#¨ :  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 \ .¤.§¨&.£#,
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§.¤,@¨&¨§¨   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ,&.#¨¤,¤&¨
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#.@¨£¨§¨£.   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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