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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, / .¨¨¨#,@#..
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#¤#,,..,£, * PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS \ ¨¨#¨...,..
£,&§,¨.¨,# =     HAVE    TO     STAY     PUT.     / #,,§,,¨..,
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&.,¨¨.¨.@§    «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    .¨,£&¤,¨£.
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£,,¨#¨¨§.¨    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   ,¨,.,@£¤.,
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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,  / .,.,,¨¨¨..
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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  * ¨¨#,.¨¨,¨,
.,.¨..,,¨¤ :  FRIEND, FOLLOW THEIR LEAD  IF SO).  * ,¨,@¨.¨,,¨
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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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,.,¤.,¨.,,   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ¨¨¨.,,&&#,
¨¨,,§,,¨,,  WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR   £.¨.¨,#.§¤
£¨¨,¨£¨,¨,    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   .§,¨¨¨,.#£
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&§@,¨.¨¤,,   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   #,,£,.¨,.¨
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