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.§¨¤.£.&,.    container) or while the dream takes   @,§¨&¨,£¨&
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.@.#,¤¨@.§ ^  i knew there would be snakes, they  = &.£¨#,¤&¨#
.£¨£,&¨@., ^ have this particular shape to  them, ; £¨£,¤..§¨#
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.#¨¤,¤,§¨¤ / proportional to size; larger animals † ¤¨£,¤,§£¨&
¨@¨#¨#,&,¨ †     have     to     stay    put.     = ¤.@,#..@,§
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.@,£¨@,¤,§   eitherway. i did not fully understand  #,§¨§¨§&.#
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¨@,£¨&¨¤.&    ~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  ; @,#.§¨¨&.£
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.¤¨¤,£,£¨, ^  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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.§,@¨@.£.#  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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