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,,&&§,¨,,§    INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A   ¨¨,§,,¨,¤,
.,@¨§&¨..,    CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES   ,.¨,£.,,.@
&¨¨¨&£§,..    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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,.,¨.¤¨¨,, : PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS ^ ,¨¨,,§@&¨,
..,,¨¨§¨., /    HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.     = #¨.,.@.#¤.
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.§,#§,¨,,,  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  .&#&¨.&¨.,
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&,,.¨@¨§£,  YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU  ,,¨.¨¤§§.¨
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..¨§¨§§,,@ ^  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 \ ¨.¨#..,¤¤£
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£§,¨£,£§.. :  FRIEND, FOLLOW THEIR LEAD  IF SO).  ; ¨....@.,,&
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&.¨&,£#¨.,    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ¨¨¨,£.,¨,,
,¤¨¨,#£¤,¨    HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE   §.,,.@¨,,¨
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..¨¨.@.,¨#   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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