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§,&.§¨@.&,   CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES,  @.#.@.£¨¤.
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¤¨@.&.¤¨¤¨    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   #,&,£.&¨¤.
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¤.§,#¨£¨£. ; 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,  † §,@.@.¤,£,
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&,&¨§,¤,§. † PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF  YOU'VE † §¨@.¤.¤¨&.
¤.@¨¤.#¨£. : NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE † £¨¤.&.£.¤.
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¤.§,§,¤.¤,  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  £¨@.&.§,£.
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@.¤¨#,§,¤,    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ¤¨#.¤¨&¨£¨
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