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,£¨&,,#¨¤,    place (if it is an event). this is    ¤,£.§.¤,§§
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¨#¨@,¨£.£, ^  makes   them  fit   into   cracks,  : #.#¨¤¨£,@&
.#¨#¨@£.¤¨ :         into          seams.         ^ ¤.&¨¤,§,¨£
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¨&,§¨££.£¨ /     have     to     stay    put.     * ¤.£¨§¨@,¨@
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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    £.@.§.£.¨&
.&.@..£.@. 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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