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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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.@,¤@¨&.§£ ^     have    to     stay     put.     = §.&¨#,£,¤¨
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£@,,¤¨#,¨§  eitherway. i did not fully understand   @,&,§,¤¨#,
¨@¨£§.@¨££  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  / £¨¤.§,&.§,
¤¤¨¨§,§,¨@ † 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...?       ¤,@.£¨§.£¨
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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   @.@.§,§.§,
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