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&#¨¤.@,£¨¤       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ,@.&.¨&.£.
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§&¨#,§.#¨# ; HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO  THEM, \ .@.£.¨§¨#,
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¨@¨&¨¤.§¨§    ~WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    .&.¤.¤@.#¨
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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, / ,&¨¤¨§@¨@,
&@¨§¨&.§.§ \  SNAKE, HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN,  STREAM,  / .§,£¨,#.@,
,£,#.£,¤¨¤ ;  THUNDER).   YOU  MUST  REPEAT  ALL  ^ .#,#.&§,@,
£§,¤¨£,¤,& \ PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF  YOU'VE / .£¨&¨,&.@¨
¨#,§¨¤¨#¨@ ; NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE * .&¨&¨§@.£.
§£,¤.§,#¨& \ MAY  CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN OLD † ¨¤.#,.&,&¨
.§¨#,¤.£,§ : FRIEND,  FOLLOW THEIR LEAD  IF SO).  \ .&¨¤,¤&¨#.
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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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,£.@.§¨£.§   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   ,£,£,@§,£,
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