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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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§.@,&¨#¨.£ :     have    to     stay     put.     / ¨@.¤.§¨.&¨
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£.#,@,¤,&§  eitherway. i did not fully understand   .@.¤¨£¨¤#.
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#¨§¨¤.@,##    ~which» snakes they would be - the    ,#.¤¨#¨@&¨
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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    ¨§¨£,#¨,¤¨
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£¨#.¤¨¤,.# :  often a recursive matter. you  will = .#.&¨£,,¤.
&¨&¨@.¤,&@ = meet many times as you fall deeper,  † ¨£,&,#,¤@,
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¤,£¨#.&,,£ :  snake, half-snake, queen,  stream,  ; .§.¤¨#,,£¨
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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 : ,¤,§.@..#,
¤¨¤.#.&,¤¤ †  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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§.¤,£.£..¤  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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