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,#,£¤¨¨£¨. / HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ; .,,¨§¨...,
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§@¨¨..&¨.. WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY §@¨..¨¨.£,
#&¤,.¨¨@¨, -WHICH« SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE §£#.¨,¨..¨
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,¨.,#@#¨¨. CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES, ,¨,,£#§,..
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.,§,&@,,.¨ : OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL ^ ..£¨.¨.@.,
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.,,,§,§§¨¨ \ ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING ; .,.,#¨¨¨.#
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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 \ ,.¤¨¤§¨,.,
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#&¨.¨.&.¨¨ UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT ,#£,,¨,,@.
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#.£¤,¨..§, CLOSE TO A RIVER OR LAKE...? .@,¤£,¨¨¨¨
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,¨.,@@&¨¨¨ 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? £¨.£¨¨¨@.¤
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