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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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.§¨£.£,§£, / i knew  there  would be snakes, they ^ ¨¤¨§,@,£¨§
,£.£¨§.,£, / have this particular shape to  them, † @#¨§.£¨£,£
,#,@¨§,&£, \   makes  them   fit   into  cracks,  \ ,§,@¨&¨#.£
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,£,@.&.,#. \ (since realm-travelness is inversely ; §¤.&¨&¨§¨#
,§¨&¨§,¤&, \ proportional to size; larger animals * ,§,@,&,§¨§
¨¤¨¤¨#,¨#. =     have     to     stay    put.     = &&,#¨£,§¨@
.@¨§¨£.§£. \  snakes  can  cheat this  by  being  \ .§¨£¨¤,§¨@
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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    ¤@¨@.§¨@.¤
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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   ,§,§¨#.£.#
.¤.§,£.¨§.            chest. guardians?             @&,§.£.&.£
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