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.,¨¨,&.&¤, PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS ¨.§.,.¨,¤¨
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,,.§¨¨¨.., † HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, : #¨.¨@,.§.,
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#§¤.,.#.,# 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 \ ¨¨¨.@,,.¤.
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§..¨¨.¨.#¤ : ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING \ .,.¨.,¤,¨¨
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¨..§..,... : 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 ^ .&,,£.,,.,
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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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¨¤.,¤.,,¨¨ 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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