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,.&,.£¨§¨& \     HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.    ^ ¨#¨§,#¨§,&
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,¤§,§#¨@¨§  CAN. THEY ARE EXCELLENT NIDRA GUIDES,   ¨@¨&¨&¨§¨&
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¨,§..§.£¨£ :  OFTEN A  RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL ; .@.§¨£¨&.#
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.¨£,¨@.§¨@ \  ONCE PER  STAGE, THE  SNAKE TAKING  ^ ¨#,&¨#¨£¨&
.§§¨¤@.¤¨@ : VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, \ ¨&,¤,¤.@,¤
,,§¨.£.¤.¤ \ SNAKE, HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN,  STREAM,  ; ¨§.#,£.&.§
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,.¤¨.¤.§.& / PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME  AS IF YOU'VE * ,#,¤,&.¤,&
¨§&.&§.¤,§ ; NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE \ .§,¤,#.@,§
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¨.&¨.#¨@¨#    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ,@,£,¤.£,¤
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¨&§.§@.§.#    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ¨&,£.#.#¨&
.,§,,¤¨¤,&   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  ¨#¨&¨#.#¨#
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