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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,   \ £,,.¤,¨@,¨
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@¨.,§¨§&¨. \ (SINCE REALM-TRAVELNESS IS INVERSELY / .¨,£.,,§,,
,¤¨¨.¨¤£§¨ ^ PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS † .,.¨§¨,,#,
..¤.¨,#.£# †     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     / ..¨,,¤,,.#
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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   ¤.&@,¨#¨¨&
@,¨.¨...¨@    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   ,¨§@§¨¨§¨¨
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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,  = &&&¨,¨,@,.
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¨..¨##§¨¨# = 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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¤@..¨¨§.¨,  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?   .¨.#¨.¨¤.¨
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