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.,£,,,¨&¨, ^ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, : ,¤§..,.£.¨
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,§,¤@,¨.,& WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY £¨¨@¨,¨.¨¨
..¨@¤&¨¨,. «WHICH» SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE .#..¤.¨,¨.
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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 §£.¨.¨¨,£.
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...¤¨¨@,.. : GO WELL - TALKING TO A SNAKE IS : #¨.£¨£§¨,.
..,,#.¨¤,, : OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL ^ ¤§¨¨¨&§£,.
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,§¤&¨....¨ \ 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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.,,,¤#£¨¨@ HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE ¨.,§,¨¨¨@.
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,¨#¨¨¨,,&£ WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE #.,¤.¨¨£,¨
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,¨¨.@.¨,,¨ 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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