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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    ££,@¨£¨&&¨
,#.&¨@.§,§       somehow to do with serpents.       ¨#,&.§..¤,
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££.#,¤¨¤¨£ / i knew  there would  be snakes, they * £¤,#.§.&¤¨
,#.#¨#¨#.§ / have  this particular shape to them, † ¨#.#.#,.&,
#&,£,£,¤.¤ =   makes   them  fit  into  cracks,   † ¤#¨#,#,@&¨
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,£,@.£,@.# :     have     to     stay    put.     / .@.&¨¤,.£,
¤¤¨&¨§.@.@ / snakes  can  cheat  this  by  being  ^ @&,£¨¤,§£,
,¤,£¨#,¤.§ \     almost     one-dimensional.)     ^ ,#¨#,#..§¨
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#£¨#,#,&.§  eitherway. i did not fully understand   @#,&¨§.¤&.
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£§,#,§,¤¨#    =which~ snakes they would be - the    @§,§¨#,@£,
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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  † .#¨#¨¤¨.§¨
§&,@¨@,&¨& ^ various forms in succession (stream, * ¤&¨£,¤,#&.
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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  : .¤,@,§,.£¨
#@.§,#.#,# /  friend, follow their lead  if so).  \ §£.&.£¨@£.
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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?  .£,¤,¤¨,&¨
£§¨¤¨#.@,£   the holy water in the center of your   §£,&.&¨£#,
,&,&¨£¨¤¨¤            chest. guardians?             .#¨@.@,,§.
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