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&.£,¤,§¨&§  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 / #¨£.¤,¤,¤¨
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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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#.¤,¤¨&,.§  some close relation to it. i've yet to  £,¤.¤.&¨¤¨
§,£,#,#.¤@   uncover what this is. but you might    #,¤,&,&¨&,
&,¤¨#.§¨¨#    have a higher chance of finding one   §,@.§.£,@.
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&.§,&,¤,#£  i've also heard them mentioned together &¨&¨§.#,#.
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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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