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¨¤¨&.¤,,£,   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    ¨£¨&¨§¨§.§
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¨¤,#,&.¤§, / GO  WELL -  TALKING  TO  A SNAKE IS  = ¨#,£¨&.£.#
,#¨&.¤,.#, \ OFTEN A RECURSIVE  MATTER. YOU WILL  = ,&.£.&.@¨&
¨£,@,#,¤&, : MEET MANY TIMES AS  YOU FALL DEEPER, ; ¨&.@.£,&.§
,@¨£¨£,,#. †  ONCE  PER  STAGE,  THE SNAKE TAKING ; ¨¤.#¨&.§.£
.§.#,§¨£@, † VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, = ,&¨#¨@¨§,#
¨&¨£.@,,¤¨ ;  SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN, STREAM,  ; ¨@.@,¤,&.¤
.£¨@.§,¤#. ^  THUNDER).  YOU   MUST  REPEAT  ALL  \ ¨£¨£,¤¨§¨#
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,@,&.&.&¤, * NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ^ ¨§¨£,&¨@.§
¨&¨§.@..§¨ ; MAY CHOOSE  TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN OLD ^ .£,#¨&¨¤,&
¨#,@¨¤¨@§, * FRIEND, FOLLOW THEIR  LEAD  IF SO).  : .¤¨&¨¤¨§.#
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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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