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£.£@,¤,£&,   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    &,#¨§¨&¨£¨
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&¨¨£¨£¨.¤, \  MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, † §,£¨£,#¨¤¨
£,¤&¨£.&&. ;  ONCE PER STAGE, THE  SNAKE  TAKING  : £,@,@¨#,§.
§.¨#,#¨.¤, : VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, : &.§¨§.#.@¨
&¨@¤¨¤¨£¤, / SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN,  STREAM,  † ¤,£¨@.@¨&.
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@.@£¨#¨@&, * PLEASANTRIES EACH  TIME AS IF YOU'VE / ¤¨§,£,&¨&¨
&..¤,&¨,#, = NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE * #,¤.#.¤,§.
¤.£¤,&¨##, † MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS  YOU AS AN OLD * &,@.@.§,&¨
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£¨¤£.¤.@£¨   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    #,¤,#¨#,#¨
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£,,&.@¨¨&.   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ¤.#.&,@.@.
§,¤@.£,@£,  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   @.@¨§.¤¨§.
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