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#..&,#,.§¨    CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES   .#£,¤¨@,&¨
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§,.#,¤..¤¨       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ¨¤@,§¨&.£,
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§¨¨¤.¤¨¨§.    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   ¨§@¨§,§.@.
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£,£§¨§,£@, † VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, \ ,¨#¨¤,&¨&.
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#¨.¤.£¨,£, : PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF  YOU'VE \ ,£@.@¨§.&,
&.§£,£,@&¨ \ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE \ ,¨§¨@.#.#.
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¤,.§¨#..§,   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ,@§.@¨¤,£¨
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¤,££.¤¨§§¨   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ¨.#.@,¤¨#¨
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#.§&¨#¨&£,   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    .,¤¨#¨¤.&.
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§,§#¨¤¨#&,   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   ¨.£,£,£.&,
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