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,¤.¨§¨@.¤. ; have this particular shape to  them, = §,#,@.#.,£
.£.¤#.#¨§¨ ^  makes   them   fit   into  cracks,  = £.§,¤¨@.§§
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.§.¨£.&,@,  which role they would play, or exactly  §,£,£¨£,.¤
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.§.¨§.¤¨&,         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   §¨#.¤.£¨¨#
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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 ^ @.£.§.§¨¨#
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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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.¤¨&&¨&.&,   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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