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¨&¨§,@¨.&¨    INSIDE THE DREAM (IF THE DREAM IS A   ..#¨¨@,¤,¤
.§.£.§,&§,   CONTAINER) OR WHILE THE DREAM TAKES    ,§&¨&&¨¤.¤
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,&.£,§,&&, * HAVE  THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, = ¨§¤¨§£,¤,§
¨@¨£¨£,¨£. *  MAKES  THEM  FIT   INTO   CRACKS,   / .,&¨¨£,#.£
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.@,#.£¨¨&, ; PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS / ¨,#,.@.#,&
,#.&¨§.¤@, *     HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.    : ¨&§.§@¨£.¤
.@¨£.#,.£¨ * SNAKES  CAN  CHEAT  THIS  BY  BEING  † ¨.£,¨@.#.§
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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    ¨#¤¨¤#.&,&
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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   .&¤.@£,&.£
.&¨¤¨¤,¨#,    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?  .§£¨#§¨@.§
¨§,#¨§.¨&.   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   ,.¤.,§.£.@
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