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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 ,.§,#§,,,¤
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,@§§,,¨&£¤ ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT £¨,¨@¨@&¨,
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§¨§#,.,&#¤ ^ OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL * £,,@,£&...
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¤¨&&¨¨¨&@# SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO #¤...£#¤,,
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,&@#.¨@,¤§ 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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