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¨,,§&¤.,¨.    PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS    ,¨,¨@@¤,¨¨
.¨,#,@§¨.¨       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ,,.¨§,@§.,
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#§.¨.,,£¨# * HAVE THIS  PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, : ¨,#,¨,,¨£.
¤§§.¨¨,¨¨¤ /   MAKES  THEM  FIT   INTO   CRACKS,  \ #,,£,.,¨,,
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.,.¨#&#¨¨¨ ^ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS / .§¨¤&..&..
..¨.@¨&&.¨ *     HAVE    TO     STAY     PUT.     : .¨.&§&¨.¤¨
¨¨..,¨££&. :  SNAKES  CAN  CHEAT THIS  BY  BEING  \ ¨¨,&.¤¤.¨@
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¤¤,.@,,¨,¨  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,   ¨§¨#¤,,.,.
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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  \ .¨&,.§,,,.
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.¨..¨@&#,, \  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 : .£.,.,¨¨£.
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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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