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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 ¤&#¨,.¨¤,¨
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.¤¨,£.¨.¨£ = I KNEW THERE WOULD BE SNAKES, THEY † ¨¨.¨#@¤..,
¨¨&..&.¨.. \ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, = ,,.¨&.&&.,
..,&,.&,.¨ ^ MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, = #.¨,¨.§#&,
¨¨,,#¨¨&¨. : INTO SEAMS. ; ¤#..¨¨@.£&
§¨.,¨§¨¨@. : ¨,,»»£»».¨, : ,#§...,.§@
§§¨,,,£.,¤ = (SINCE REALM-TRAVELNESS IS INVERSELY / ¨§&¤.,,.¤,
¤@#.¨¨.@.¨ ; PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS ^ ¨¤¨¤¤,....
§,&&,,.,&¨ * HAVE TO STAY PUT. : ,¨,#¤§...¨
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£@,,..@,¤# WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ¤&¨¨&¨,.¨@
,£#¨.¨,,¤# =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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,&,¤&,,§¨@ \ 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 ¨.#¨¨,,@,¨
,,,¨.¨,§¨¨ CHEST. GUARDIANS? ¤,,#,,¨,§.
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