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,@,@.&,¤.¤    inside the dream (if the dream is a   ¤¤.,#,£.£.
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#@,#¨¤¨£,§ † have this particular  shape to them, ; ¨¤¨@¤,§¨§¨
¨¤,#.§,@,# †  makes  them   fit   into  cracks,   = #¤¨.&.£.&.
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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    .£,&§.&.£¨
¨#¨&,£.§,@  (i suspect they find amusement in our   #&,,#.¤,§,
§£.#,@,@,£   attempts to travel where we are not    ,#¨§¤.#¨@¨
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@@,¤.§.¤.& \  often a  recursive matter. you will ^ ¨@¨&#¨&¨#,
,#.&,#¨@¨§ = meet many times as  you fall deeper, * @#,.§¨£,£¨
#£.@¨&,#,¤ ; once per  stage,  the snake  taking  † ¨&¨&&.@¨£.
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.£.@,¤¨§¨& ;  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 \ .&,§@¨§.&.
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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    &¤¨¨£¨@,#¨
&¤,&,§,&.§       close to a river or lake...?       ¨§,#@¨¤¨£,
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¤&,#¨@¨@.&   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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