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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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.#¨,¨.,.¨. =  HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ; ,,..¨¨§¨¨.
¨,@¨,.,,., †  MAKES  THEM   FIT   INTO  CRACKS,   / .,.,,¨,&,.
.,.&.¨¨,,. :          INTO         SEAMS.         / .¨¨¨¨,.¨@,
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#,¨.,£,¨,¨ * (SINCE REALM-TRAVELNESS IS INVERSELY \ .#¨¨.,,.,.
.&..,¨¤¨¨, ^ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS / ,,¤¨¨.,¨,¨
,.@¨..¨&., †    HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.     ^ ¨.¨¤,,.¨¨¨
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...¨,¨.,@¨  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  ..&,@§.,.£
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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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.,¨¨,,&§@¨ \  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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,,.#¨,¤.&@  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  §§#¨.&.&§¨
¨¨,,&,..§¤   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    £.¤¤.¨.£¤£
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¨§,#§,¨,,£   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   ,.,,,¨¨.,.
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