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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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¨¨.,,¨@,@£ ^ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS : ..#,¨,,¤¨,
¨,,,¨¨.,§@ /    HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.     † .,.§¨¨.,£,
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¨¨,¨¤¨¨¨.&   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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,&.£¤¨.¤., ; OFTEN  A  RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL * ¨,,¨,,@£@.
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@¨¨&,§#¨.# \ 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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.¨,.#,¨,¨¨       CLOSE TO A RIVER OR LAKE...?       @,..,@,£§¨
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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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