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#¨#¨&¨¤,§.    inside the dream (if the dream is a   §§,§¨¤#¨¤¨
#¨@¨£.¤.§¨    container) or while the dream takes   @§,#..§.£¨
§¨£¨&.@,¤,    place (if it is an event). this is    ,§.§.¤§¨¤¨
@.#,#,¤¨¤,       somehow to do with serpents.       .&,£.,§.@,
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&,¤,¤,&.§. * i knew there would be  snakes,  they : ¨#¨£,&¤¨§.
&.¤,@,§¨#¨ ; have  this particular shape to them, † ¨¤,#¨¨§.§¨
&.¤.&¨¤,#¨ †   makes  them   fit  into  cracks,   ^ ,&¨¤.¤@¨§¨
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¤.@.&.£¨£, = (since realm-travelness is inversely / ¨&.§,¨@.&¨
¤.¤.&,#¨¤, = proportional to size; larger animals / ¨#.£,§£¨¤¨
@¨#.#.£¨&¨ /    have     to     stay     put.     : ¨#,#¨¨§.£¨
&,&¨§¨#.§, :  snakes  can  cheat this  by  being  ^ .¤,@,&#¨£.
@¨§,#.#,#. †     almost     one-dimensional.)     ; ¨§,£,,@.#¨
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@,@,¤.£.¤.   eitherway. i did not fully understand  ¨¤¨&.&&.@,
§,&¨¤,&¨£.  which role they would play, or exactly  .£.#¨¨£,#¨
£,¤.£¨@,£,    ~which~ snakes they would be - the    .&,¤¨£#.§,
£,£,£¨&,¤,         nagas! the snake people.         .£.@,¨£,&¨
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&,¤.§.#,§¨  you will want them to guide you if you  ¨#.¤,,@,£¨
@¨¤.§.&,§.   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    ¨§.§¨¨@¨§.
§,§.£,@.¤. easy to be.) the problem is finding one. .¤.¤.@&.&.
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£,§.@.§.&, * don't fret if your meeting does not  ; ,£¨#¨,£.&.
§¨#.¤¨#,@. \  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 * ,¤¨¤.,&,&.
£¨&¨£,£.#, /  friend, follow  their lead if  so). = ,§.£.¤#,&.
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#¨&.£.#¨¤,   they have something to do with water,  ¨#,§,¨@.£,
@¨@¨¤¨#¨&,  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   ,&.#,¤¤¨&.
&¨@,§¨&,£.   world". coincidence? you find regular  ,#.@.,§.&.
£¨¤,£.£,£¨    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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