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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, * ¨¤¨§,&¨@.£
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¨§.@,&,@,£ : PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME  AS IF YOU'VE † ,&,¤.£.#,§
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.¤,#,£.&.&    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   .£,£¨§,@.#
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,&.&,£.§,§   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   .£¨§¨¤.£,&
,§.£¨@¨&,¤  WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR   .&.&.§¨¤¨¤
.§.§,@.£.@   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ,#.¤.&¨@.&
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