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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, / ¨£,§.£.§,,
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¤¨§.£¨£.@. *         INTO         SEAMS.          \ .&¨&¨@.£.¨
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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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&¨£.@,§,£¨  YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU  ¨#,§.@.£..
§¨@,#,¤.£.  CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES,   ¨¤¨&¨¤¨#,¤
¤.@¨@,@¨#.    AND MANY WILL TAKE YOU ON PRO BONO    ¨£,#¨#¨£,¨
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&.£.¤¨¤.#,   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    ¨@.@,¤.§,,
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&¨#.#¨&,@, ; DON'T FRET IF YOUR MEETING  DOES NOT / .#.&¨¤,@¨¨
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§,&.§¨¤.&. * 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   .#,#,@,@.¨
#,@.£,@,@¨    HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE   .@.&,&,§.@
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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   .@,&.&.£¨§
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