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,¨.¨#¨,#¨#   INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A    ¨.&¨&&.¨,,
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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, ; ¤.¨¨¨,¨¨,,
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,.,.&.@¤¨, ^ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS \ ,.£,@¤..¨.
,,.,,,@£§. :     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     : ¤.,.&¤¤.,.
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§.&£.¨¨,¨,    «WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    ,¨,,.&#@.¨
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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, * &,.&..¨¨¨.
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.,,&¨£@¨.. / PLEASANTRIES EACH  TIME AS IF YOU'VE ^ ,,§,.§,.¨.
,¨¨,¨£&§¨¨ † NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE \ ¨¨¨¤¨.§.¨.
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£.,¤,¨...¨    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   .,¨@#§,..¨
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£¨,¨¨#.,¤,   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ,...£¨¨&.§
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.£@.,¨,¤¨.   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ....,¨§..@
.£#£,,,,£,  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   ¨¨..,¨¨¤¨.
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