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.&.§,&¨¤.& = have this particular  shape to them, † .§.&,@¨¤,#
.#,£,¤,&¨. *  makes   them   fit  into  cracks,   * ,&,#.¤.#¨&
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.&¨§,@¨&,£  which role they would play, or exactly  ,&,¤¨#,@,&
¨#.@,§¨£..    -which~ snakes they would be - the    ,¤¨§¨£¨§¨§
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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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,§¨§¨&¨§¨¨ 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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