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§¨£,¨#¨£.£       somehow to do with serpents.       §.@¨££,,&,
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§.§,¨@.£,¤ / (since realm-travelness is inversely : #¨#¨#£¨¨£.
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&¨§.¤§,&,#   can. they are excellent nidra guides,  #.¤,¨@.¤&,
&,#,,@,£.&    and many will take you on pro bono    §.£,#£..£.
£.@,#§,§,@   (i suspect they find amusement in our  £¨¤,.&¨@#.
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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 = ¤.§.@§¨.#,
§¨&¨#@,&¨& ; never before met (although the snake = &.£.¨&¨§§¨
¤¨§¨,#.&¨§ ^ may choose  to address you as an old : §.#,¤£.,@,
§¨§¨#&.@¨& / friend,  follow their lead  if so).  : @.@¨.@,&@¨
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#¨¤.#£,§¨&  some close relation to it. i've yet to  #.¤.¨¤.&¤.
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£.@,#£¨§¨§    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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