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§¨&#,,@.¨. INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A @#..¨.¤.,,
.¨£§&¨¨#,. CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES ¨§#¨,,¨&¨¨
..#.¤§.¨§, PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS ¨&§§¨.¨¨§,
,¨,,£&£,,¤ SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS. ¨¤¨&#.¨.¨&
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.¨£¨..§,#@ = I KNEW THERE WOULD BE SNAKES, THEY = ¨#¨..@&&..
¨,¨&¨.¨¨¤# † HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, / ¨,£.¨¤¨§§¨
.,¨.#,¨¨£, / MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, : §,.@.,.#£@
¤.¨.¨¤.¨., † INTO SEAMS. / ¨&,.&,¨§,#
@¤,..,@.¨¨ ^ ,¨.«»£«»¨¨¨ = .,¤,,@,¨.§
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.¤§¤.¨,,§, ; PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS ; §&..#.¨§.,
.§.#@..,,& : HAVE TO STAY PUT. : &£#.,#¨,@¨
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#¨,§,§@.,. / ALMOST ONE-DIMENSIONAL.) : ,,§§£,.§,¨
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,&,,§.¨£¨@ WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ¨#§,¨.££@,
,,#¨¨@.,¨¤ ~WHICH» SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE .&§£,.§.&¤
§¨¨¤¨,@¨¨¤ NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. .#,§#..¨#@
&@..¤¨,&¨. .,¨§¤¤.,#.
¤§£,.&¨,#, 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, / ¨,..¨@¨.¤¨
#§#,.£,§£, : ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING * ¨¨¨..,&,¨¨
¤.§§.¨¨#§£ / VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, ; ¨,.¨,¨,&.¨
¨¨¤§@..&¨@ * 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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¨¨..¨.&¨.¨ THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH WATER, ¨¨,#,,#..,
¨¨¨.,,,@¨¨ 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...? ¤..§,,¨£.¨
,#,¨¨¨..., @#¨.£,¨,#,
¨,§,¨¨..,, 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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