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§,£&¨§.¤¨,       somehow to do with serpents.       ,&.¨£¨§,§,
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&.£#.&,¤,, ; have this particular shape to them,  ; ¨£,¨&.¤,§,
@¨,@¨&.&,§ ^   makes  them  fit   into  cracks,   = ¨@,£&.@¨#¨
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#¨£¤,&¨£¨¨  which role they would play, or exactly  ¨&,,#.&.#.
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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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£.@&¨£.¤,. : 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  † .§¨.£¨#.&.
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¤.¤¤,#.§,¨ : snake,  half-snake,  queen,  stream, \ ¨@.,¤.£¨¤¨
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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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&¨,§,&,§,@  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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§,.#,@,&.@   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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