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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 ^ #.&,¤¨¤¨£,
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&,&¨@,&¤,,   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    #¨@,£¨§.&¨
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