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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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,.§.¤#,,@¨ * (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 .¨¨,.,¨..¨
,¨§§&.,¨,@ 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 = ,,&,£&,,..
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¨,.,¨..,#, ^ 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 = ¨¨¨#¤#.¨,¨
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&¨¨¨..@§£. SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO £§¨¨&.¨#,&
#§¨¨¨,£.#§ UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT .¤&.¨#¨¨¨£
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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? &,.,.,,#¨#
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