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¤¨¤¨#,£¨¤. †  OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL  / #,¨¤,&@¨£,
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§¨#.¤¨&.&¨ † VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, : ¤.£§,.#¨§.
§,#¨£,£,&¨ /  SNAKE, HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN,  STREAM, ; §.,£,#£¨§,
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&¨¤,§.&,§. \ PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE = ¤¨,#,£#.§.
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£.@,@.#,#,   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  #¨,¤.§£¨@.
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