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.§.@#¨.,,. (I SUSPECT THEY FIND AMUSEMENT IN OUR ¤##¨¨.@.,¨
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¨¨,¤.¨¨..£ \ OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL \ £@,.,,£.§&
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,¨&¤£.¨,@¨ / THUNDER). YOU MUST REPEAT ALL ^ §¨.&,£¤¨.¨
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,,¨#.¨.¨ UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT #¨,§¨,&.§&
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£.,,@¤&..# SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD @¤§.¨.,#,.
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