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,¤¤,§¨&¨¤¤   inside the dream (if the dream is a    ,,¤,@¨§¨&,
#¨&¨¤,@.¨#   container) or while the dream takes    .¤&¨¤,#¨@¨
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&¨@,£.@.#@ = i knew  there would be snakes, they  \ .,§.§,#,£,
#¨§.#¨§¨.§ = have  this particular shape to them, \ ¨@@¨@.@¨#,
£¨#.¤,#,§@ :  makes  them   fit   into   cracks,  \ ¨.§¨¤¨&¨§,
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¤¨£¨#,£.,§ *     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    .@§.£,&.@¨
&¨§,#¨£.#§ 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, : ,.¤.&¨¤.#.
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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   ¨,¤.@,¤¨§.
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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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