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,¤¨..,&.§¤       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ,@¨¨£.¨¨,,
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¨,..,&¨¨.. ; HAVE  THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, ; .¨¨¨,&¨.£,
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.,.£¨&£.¨. /  ONCE  PER STAGE, THE  SNAKE TAKING  * @¤..&.£§¨.
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,..,.&.#&, =  SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN,  STREAM, : .§§#¨¨£,§£
§¨,¨¨,.@£@ =   THUNDER).  YOU  MUST  REPEAT  ALL  / ¨¤¨@@¨..@&
@§¨,...&,¤ : 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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