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.¤¨,¨.,§@& / HAVE TO STAY PUT. * ##&.,§,.@,
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¨#.,§¨,#,, WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY @§,¨¨.@§&.
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@¨.&,,§,,@ NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. ,§¤&,¨.¨&§
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&§¤.¨#¨.@. YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU ¨¨,&@@.,¨,
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¨..,§&£,,# ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT §.§§,.,&£§
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,@..¨§¤&¨. UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT @,,,¨,¨,,.
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¨¨¨,.¤¨¨,¤ I'VE ALSO HEARD THEM MENTIONED TOGETHER .,&§@,¨..¨
....,,&.,¤ 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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