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,#.¤.&¨¤¨&    container) or while the dream takes   ¨@,&,§,@,§
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¨@,§.¤.#.¤       somehow to do with serpents.       ,£.¤.£,¤¨£
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,¤¨£,¤.@.§ : i knew there would  be snakes, they  ^ ,§.@,#.#.¤
,@,¤,£,&,§ ^ have this particular shape to them,  \ ¨§.#.¤,¤,@
,§.§,¤,@,§ :   makes  them  fit  into   cracks,   ^ ¨£.¤,§.£.£
¨£,&,£.¤.§ :          into         seams.         \ .£,£.¤¨¤,¤
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.@¨&¨@¨#¨# / (since realm-travelness is inversely * .¤.§¨§,&,#
.¤,¤,#.@.¤ † proportional to size; larger animals ; .¤¨£,&,£,#
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.§.@.&¨&,#   eitherway. i did not fully understand  ,£¨@¨£,¤.&
.§.@,¤.#¨&  which role they would play, or exactly  ¨§¨£,@¨§,£
.&¨£.&¨&.#    -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  ; .§.@¨¤,@¨£
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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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.@¨£¨£,¤.@  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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