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§.@,@&,¤¨¤   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    &,§,£,¤.&.
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£¨¤..#.&¨¤ ^ MEET MANY TIMES  AS YOU FALL DEEPER, † §.¤¨#,#¨¤.
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¤,&¨&£¨&.§ † PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE : #.§.§,¤¨#.
£¨&.,§¨@¨& ^ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ; §.£¨§¨£¨£.
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¤¨&.,#,#,&   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    &,¤,¤,£.#¨
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