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,§,#¨#@¨&,    inside the dream (if the dream is a   ,¨#.¨§¨§,§
.#.&¨¨§.#.    container) or while the dream takes   ¨#&.§#¨@.¤
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,#,£,,#¨§,       somehow to do with serpents.       .##¨¤¤¨¤.¤
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¨&,#.¨¤¨¤. ^ have this particular shape to them,  † .§@,§£,#.§
¨&.§¨@#¨&, /  makes   them   fit  into  cracks,   / ¨,#.,¤.§.@
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.§.@,.@.@¨ *     have     to     stay    put.     = ¨§§¨§¤¨§.¤
,¤,&,¤#¨&¨ ;  snakes  can  cheat  this  by being  ^ ,¨£,¨&.&.@
.§¨§,.&¨&¨ /     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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