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,§.¤.£¨¤,¤  can. they are excellent nidra guides,   §¨&,£.#.,¤
.§¨&,#¨&¨@    and many will take you on pro bono    £,&¨#.§¨§#
,¤,§,@¨@,#  (i suspect they find amusement in our   #.@,&,§..#
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.#.&¨£.&.¤ † often a recursive matter.  you  will ^ ¤,£¨§.&¨@#
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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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¨¤,&,&¨@.&  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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,@¨@,#,#¨£   with caves or "the world beneath the   &.#¨£.£..¤
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¨¤¨@.§¨@¨@    snakes in regular caves. or - could   ¤.¤,¤,§,.£
.&¨#,§.#,£  this be a reference to the dark lake?   §¨&,§.£¨@§
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