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.@,£¤.¤.¤, = OFTEN A RECURSIVE  MATTER.  YOU WILL ^ ¨&,¤¨¤.¤.¤
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,¤¨§&.£.@. †  ONCE PER  STAGE,  THE  SNAKE TAKING / ¨#,&¨£¨&,£
,¤¨¨§¨£¨@, : VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, * ,§,£.¤.£,§
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,@,£&,§¨§. : PLEASANTRIES  EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE † ¨¤¨@,§,¤,&
,#,¨&,#¨¤. ; NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ; .§.§¨#¨¤,§
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.§.¤¤¨£,¤¨   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ,#.§.¤.§,§
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.£¨¨@¨&,&¨   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   .£.£¨@¨&¨#
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¨@.¨£,&,#¨   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ,&,¤.@.#¨&
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