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,¨¨£¨¨,.§# † HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, \ ¨...§,.¨@¨
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@,¨.¨¨,£.. «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 ¤,.,.¨.¨,¨
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¨.££@..#.¨ ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT ¨¨#,¨.,,,.
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¨¨¨,.¨&¨&¤ * GO WELL - TALKING TO A SNAKE IS : £,¨¨..¨@¨¨
¨,,.¨.,.¤# ^ OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL / &&¨.¨¨,¨#,
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¨,¨,¤¨¨¨,, / PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE : ,,¨¨.&&£.¨
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.¨.&##¨.., UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT ¨¨¨,¨&£#,¨
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,#¨§@,¨.,# SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD ,.§¨#@¨,,,
...&&§,.,¨ THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE? .,..&@#,¨,
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