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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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¤,@.,@¨&@¨ ^  THUNDER).  YOU  MUST  REPEAT  ALL   ^ ¤,&.£,¤.#.
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§,&,,¤.&¤.   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    &¨&¨@.&.§¨
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