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¨@.§.¤.¨&.    inside the dream (if the dream is a   .§§¨&.&@,#
,§¨£¨@¨&§,   container) or while the dream takes    ¨.&¨#.¨#,&
¨#¨§¨§¨.&.    place (if it is an event). this is    ¨@¤,§.£#.¤
¨&¨£,§.¤#¨       somehow to do with serpents.       ¨¨&,§¨¨§,£
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¨¤,¤¨&,,@¨ † i knew there would be  snakes,  they † ¨#@.&.§#¨£
¨&,¤.#,¤¤¨ = have this particular  shape to them, * ,.@¨§.¨&.&
.¤¨£,§¨,&¨ ;  makes   them   fit  into   cracks,  † ,£#.¤¨#§,£
,£,£.§¨££. /         into         seams.          * ..£,@.¨@,£
,¤,@¨§,.£¨ ;              .¨.~-¤~~.¨.             ^ ,&§¨£¨§#¨#
.@.#,£.&&¨ \ (since realm-travelness is inversely : ¨¨#¨#¨.¤.#
.£,#,£,,¤, † proportional to size; larger animals \ ¨££¨@,£§.&
,@¨#¨§,§@. †     have     to     stay    put.     † ..§¨¤.¨§,&
,£,£¨&..#¨ ;  snakes  can  cheat  this by  being  * .@#,¤,&§¨¤
.&.@¨#¨£&. =     almost     one-dimensional.)     ^ ¨,£¨#.,&,¤
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,&.&.@..&,  eitherway. i did not fully understand   ¨¤#¨#.&#,&
.#.£,£.§@,  which role they would play, or exactly  ,,§,¤,¨&.#
.#¨£¨&¨,@,    -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    ,,£¨£,¨@¨#
,§.£¨¤,,@¨ easy to be.) the problem is finding one. ¨££.£¨¤£.£
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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 ^ ,,¤,&¨,£¨#
,§.@,£¨,£¨ † various forms in succession (stream, : ¨£@¨#.£§¨¤
¨¤.@¨#.¤£, *  snake, half-snake,  queen, stream,  : ,,¤¨£,¨&,¤
¨¤.§,#,¨@. /   thunder).  you  must  repeat  all  ; ¨&¤¨§.¤@¨@
.£,£.£¨¤§. ^ 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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¨&¨£,@.@§,   they have something to do with water,  .,@,£¨,£¨&
¨¤¨¤.#..£.  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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.¤,@,§,&#,  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?  ,¨§,@¨.£.&
.&,&¨#.,¤.   the holy water in the center of your   .§¤.#,£¤.¤
.&.@,&¨§£,            chest. guardians?             ¨,@,§.,£,§
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