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.§.§.#.,£¨    inside the dream (if the dream is a   ¤¨#.@,@¨¤,
§§.#.§.£¤¨   container) or while the dream takes    §,@,¤.@,@,
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@&,&¨@.@§,       somehow to do with serpents.       &¨¤.¤¨@.£.
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&§.£¨¤,@¤, † have  this particular shape to them, ^ §.¤.#¨&,£¨
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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, † @.#¨&.§,£¨
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¨#.#.@¨,&¨ : 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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