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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,  \ §¨§,#.#,§¨
¤§,£.¤.@¨§ †         into         seams.          ; &.#.&¨£¨#,
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¤#¨@.@¨§,@ * (since realm-travelness is inversely = &¨§,§.@.¤,
¨&¨§¨¤,¤¨£ = proportional to size; larger animals * §.&.@.@¨#.
&&¨§¨£,£¨¤ ;     have     to     stay    put.     / £¨&,¤¨#.¤,
¨#¨£¨¤¨@¨¤ :  snakes  can  cheat  this by  being  ^ ¤,#,¤¨¤.¤¨
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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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