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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,  / ,¨@.#.§¨&,
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§,§,&¨£¨#¨ : MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU  AS AN OLD ; ¨¨&¨@¨&¨§,
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@.#,¤,@,§.    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   .&£.#,@.&.
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