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.&¨@&,@¨.§ : HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE  TO THEM, * ,@,&&¨#..#
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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, * ,#¨,£,¤.##
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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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