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.,¤¨¨.¨.,, : HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, † ,¨¨,.£&§.¨
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,,,,,..##& WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY ,,&¨,§.¨¨.
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,.,¨...¨¨£ NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. .@,,@¨¨&¨,
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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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¨@&,¨,,¨¨. WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE ,¨¨.&¤#.,@
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