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.§,£¨@,#,§    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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¨£¨&¨&,§.£  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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