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,.,..¤.,¤¨    INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A   ¨¤.,,&¤¤.,
..¨¨.,§,¨&   CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES    .¨¤¨.§,##.
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§,,,.¨.¨¤,       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       .,.,¤.¨¤,§
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.#¨&&,,..¨ ^ HAVE  THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ^ &¨..¨,,,&,
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.§¤#¨.¨.,¨    ~WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    ,@,.,¨.,.¨
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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  ; ¤.,¨¤¨¨.@,
,,§.¨,¨&.. ^ VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (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  ; ¨,¨&.¨¤..,
.&.¨¨§.¨§¨ \ FRIEND,  FOLLOW  THEIR  LEAD IF SO). * ,¨,.@.,&¨¨
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..§¨..@,,.   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    #,¨§.¨.,.#
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.§¨¨&..¨@¨       CLOSE TO A RIVER OR LAKE...?       ¨.§.¨£,¨,.
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@,¨,,¨&,,@    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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