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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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£,¤,@,£¨&, * have this  particular shape to them, = ¨&.£.#¨§,,
§¨¤.@,&.¤. /   makes  them  fit  into   cracks,   : .#,&¨@,#,@
#,¤¨¤,&.¤. :         into          seams.         / ¨&,¤.&.£..
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§,&,§,#,#, : (since realm-travelness is inversely † .@¨£,@.@.,
#.§¨¤,¤.£, / proportional to size; larger animals * ,¤,£.#.#¨&
&.@,£,#.@¨ /     have     to    stay     put.     / .§,#¨@¨£,.
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&¨&.£,§¨§¨   eitherway. i did not fully understand  .#.§.¤,£,&
£.§.#,#,§¨  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   .§,@.#.@,§
§¨@.#,¤.#.    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, ; ¨@¨£.£,¤,£
@,@¨¤¨£.#. *  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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§.#,¤¨¤.¤,   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   ¨¤,@,£¨@,@
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