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£,§,¤,£@¨&    place (if it is an event). this is    £.¤@.,&.¤.
§,@.&¨,&¨§       somehow to do with serpents.       @.,#,§#,£.
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@¨#.&,.£¨§ ; have this particular  shape to them, \ @,.£¨¤#.§.
£¨#¨&.£§,# \   makes  them   fit   into  cracks,  ; ¤¨@£.,§¨#.
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¤.¤,§.&£.£  eitherway. i did not fully understand   §.@¤¨¨§¨#.
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#.@,@¨&@,¤    ~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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#,#.&¨.§,& *  often a recursive  matter. you will † #.,#,&@,@.
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§.#,@¨¨#¨§ \ 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 ; §..@,&§,@.
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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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