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¨@,@£¨..@¨ * HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, * ,@,,.#@&,¨
,.¨§§¤.¨,, * MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, / ¨¨#..£¨¤¤.
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,@¤@...&.§ ; HAVE TO STAY PUT. : ¨@¨#§..£..
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¤.¨¤,¨.#¤¤ WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ¨..@..¨&¨¤
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.&¤.,@,¨.¤ NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. ¤,¨¨.¤,,.§
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.¤.¤@..£.¨ YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU ¨#£,¨.¨¤,¨
¨¨,@§£,,£, CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES, ,&&#.¨.,@,
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&....@§#.. (I SUSPECT THEY FIND AMUSEMENT IN OUR ¨..£&#...¨
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£@,.,.&,., † GO WELL - TALKING TO A SNAKE IS = ¨,§,##¨..¤
.¤#¨¨¨¨&., / OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL ; .,,.&#§,¨@
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,§.&&..¨¨¤ ^ ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING ^ ¨,¨.,,@@@.
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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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,,@...#.¨¨ WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR ,,§,#&,.#.
,..#¨,¨@,¨ SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD .,.¨¤&@,,£
&...&¨,¨£, THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE? ¤¨,,§,&@.,
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