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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 † ¨&¨@¨¤¨#&¨
¤,¤,&,£¨§¨ ^ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ; ¨&.£.£,.§.
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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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