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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 ¨§..&,,¨¨£
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¨¨¨,&,,&,¨ * HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ^ @#,¨,¨£¨.§
@¨..¨£.,&. : MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, / #&¤¨,,¨¤¨.
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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 @¨.,,£....
,.£&#,¨..@ «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 ^ ,,&,¨..,¨#
¨#&,¨£¨,¨. : MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, † .¨¨¤¨,,,¨@
,##§..#.¨, * ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING * ,,¨,#¨,.,¨
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¨.,..¤#&.¨ \ 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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¨..¨&,¨¨.¨ THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH WATER, &¨¨¨.,.&¨,
,.,¨,£¨¨,¨ 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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