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§.#,£¤.§¨# / MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER,  † ¨£¨§.@.¨&.
£,@,.&¨&,¤ :  ONCE  PER STAGE,  THE SNAKE TAKING  \ ¨¤¨£¨£,&§,
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¤¨£.,§,&¨@ \  PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE ^ ,#¨#.£¨§@¨
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#,@.¤&¨¤.&   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    .#¨§.#,¨§,
§.§¨.&¨§.§  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   ,§.¤.#.££,
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