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&.,¨&¨@#¨, SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS. .@,,¨,,£¨§
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,@&@,,¨¨§§ : I KNEW THERE WOULD BE SNAKES, THEY = ¨,¨,§.,.,.
,¤¨§#,.¨@. : HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, † ¨.¨,¨#.,,¨
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.§¨,¨..¤¨§ : HAVE TO STAY PUT. / .¨¨&¤£..¨.
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.§¤.¨¨¨.¤, ~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 @..&,¨,.£.
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.,¨,#.¨¤¨¨ ; OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL † #@.,¨¨£,¨£
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¨.¤¤§¨.&¨¤ WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE ¨.¤@#.,...
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