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§,¨£..,.,@ 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, = .,¨,#.¨¨¤£
¤§.,¨¤§§,¨ / MAKES THEM FIT INTO CRACKS, \ #..¨¨¤..@,
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¨,...¤¨,¨¨ YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU &&£..¨§&&.
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§¤..¤¨&¤,¨ : GO WELL - TALKING TO A SNAKE IS \ .,¨§#§.,&.
§£&...&&#, ^ OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL ^ ¨.¨§,@#¨¨¨
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,¨&§£¨..¤¤ / ONCE PER STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING / ¨.,¨¨§.@£.
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§..,.@¨¨&¨ SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD @#..£.¨..,
¨¤¨.¨,@,,# THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE? .¤#¨.&,.¨.
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