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.§¨¨#.@¨#. / HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO  THEM, / .&,¨¤,§¤,#
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¨§¨¨¤¨¤¨@¨ \     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     † ¨£..&.@#¨¤
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,§.§@¨£.@.    ~WHICH« SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    ,@.¤#,¨&,#
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¨&,¨¤.¤,@¨    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   .§¨.§¨&@,§
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.@.¨¤,&,&¨ / 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 ^ ,£.#§,.§¨£
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.¤.£&¨£,#.    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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