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#¨¨#,¤,&¨# / have  this particular shape to them, ^ @,£¨#.£¤.&
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£,@&.£¨¤,&    ~which» snakes they would be - the    ¤¨@.£¨.#¨,
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@¨#£.£.¤.£   can. they are excellent nidra guides,  ¤¨£¨£¨¨§.¨
#¨¨¤.@¨&,§    and many will take you on pro bono    £¨&¨@¨@&¨£
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§¨¨£.#.£,#    attempts to travel where we are not   #,¤¨¤.§#¨@
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&..@,£.&,& = often a recursive matter.  you  will / §.§¨@¨#¤,¤
§.@#.£.@¨§ =  meet many times as you fall deeper, = &.@¨£,,£¨¨
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§.§#¨¤,@.& /  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 \ §,£¨#,§#.&
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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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