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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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.£.&.¤¨§¨, ;  snakes  can  cheat  this  by  being † @,&.,£,&,§
,£,@¨§,@.§ =     almost     one-dimensional.)     ^ ¤.£.#£,&,£
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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    @¨#,#&¨¤.#
¨§¨&.@.@.¨ 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 ^ ¤¨#.££,£¨¤
.&,@¨@.§.¨ ^ 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   &¨¤..&.§,#
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