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§@¤@¨¨§¤¨¨ can. they are excellent nidra guides, £§§§¤&£&@¤
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@§#§&@&£## * meet many times as you fall deeper, * £§#@###£§#
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££¤&£##¤&£ * 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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§#&££@@#&# 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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