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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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#¨¤.§.£..& / VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, * ..¤,@¨£¨@.
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