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.¨¤¨£¤¨,&¨ CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES &,¤,@¤¨#,#
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.¨#,££..§¨ \ HAVE TO STAY PUT. ^ @,¤,@#¨&¨@
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,#¤..@¨@@, CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES, £.§¨¨#,¤,¤
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¨¨¤.#@¨¨@¨ / OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL / @.@,§¤¨&,§
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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 ¤.&.¨¤.@.@
¨¨¤,¤¤,¨£¨ THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE? @.§¨#£¨@¨£
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