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&.#.£,,@,£ \ VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, † ,¤¨£¨&¨££¨
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#.¤¨#,£¤¨£ ^  PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE : ¤¤.¤,#¨¨§,
#,§,§..§¨¤ * NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE / ¨#.&.&,#§.
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