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£¨¨&.#&.¤. : HAVE THIS  PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ^ .@,§¨&.§.¨
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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, ; ¨&,@,&,&¨¤
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£.&&.¨¤,£. * VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, * ¨¤.@¨§,§¨£
£¨.¤,£¤,#, ^ SNAKE, HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN,  STREAM,  ^ ,£.¤.&,£¨¨
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£.,¤,§@¨£¨ * PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE * ¨£.£¨&,§,¨
§.¤§.,#.¤, / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE = ¨£¨@,§¨&.¤
&,,¤¨&¤.£, : MAY CHOOSE  TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN OLD = ¨§,#.£.¤¨,
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&¨.#.§&¨@¨   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ,§,&¨£.£.,
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