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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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£¨.@¨¤,@,& †              .¨¨~»£--¨.¨             \ §¨£¨#¨@¨@.
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¤¨@@.#,&,§ *     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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