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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 / @¨...£,£#.
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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 ¤,&@.,¨.,.
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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, : ,&¨¨..,¨¤.
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,.¤.#£¨,.. ^ 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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,,@¨,,@¨,¤ 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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