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¨¤.#,&§.£# * i  knew  there would be snakes, they : .@¨£¨@.#.&
¨¤.&¨¨§.,£ \  have this particular shape to them, ; ,£¨&,§¨£¨#
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,#¨£,¨#..¤ /     have     to     stay     put.    ^ ¨#¨£,§,£.§
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.£.§¨,£,,&         nagas! the snake people.         .#,§,¤,¤.@
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.§,£..&..#  you will want them to guide you if you  ¨§.£.¤¨£.£
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.§¨§.¨£..§    and many will take you on pro bono    ¨§,#.@¨&.@
¨§¨@,&§.&@  (i suspect they find amusement in our   .£,¤.§¨&,#
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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  / ¨#¨¤,&.¤,§
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.§.#¨,&¨¨# \ 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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.§.#.,§.¨@   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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