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.#£,.¨,&¨¨    CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES   £,.&.¨,,,&
,£§£.¨.¨£.    PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS    §£.¨&,.,¨¨
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,,,,.&,£¤, ^ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM,  ^ ¨.,#.#§.,#
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&£.¨£,¨¨,. ^ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS : &¤@,,¨,¨,£
.¤@,.¤,¨¨. \     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     = £¨@@,¨¨.¨@
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...,.§¨#¤.  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  .¨¨@¨.#¨£§
#.¨¨.¨.@§#    ~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    ..¨.,.¨.,¤
&..,&¤#.¨¨  (I SUSPECT THEY FIND AMUSEMENT IN OUR   ¨¨,¨,¨.¨.¨
,&.¨¤¨#§..   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    ¨,,...¨,..
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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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,¨.,,,¤,,£   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ,&¨,..&.##
&¨.,,,¨&¨¨   HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE    .,&¨¨,,¨§¤
£¤,.¨,,¨#¨       CLOSE TO A RIVER OR LAKE...?       ,.,§¨.¨,@.
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¨.@@§,¨,..   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   &§..,.§.,.
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.¨..£#¤..¨   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ¨#@#.¨¨¨&¨
.,,¨&,#¤..   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  ¨#.&&,,.,§
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