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.¨¨.,¨,@,, = HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO  THEM, ^ ¨,.@¨,#¨¨&
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,£,.&.¨.,, / PROPORTIONAL TO SIZE; LARGER ANIMALS = &,¨.,¨,.£¨
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.,,&&£¨,¨, † ONCE  PER STAGE,  THE  SNAKE  TAKING / ¨,#,##¨.§.
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¤&¨,¤¨¨.¨¤ = MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU AS  AN OLD / £¨.,¨¨¨.#¨
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.,,,¤@&.¨¤  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  .§@,,£¨.,¨
..¨,¤.@&¨,   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    ¨#§#.,§,.¨
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.#...,.¨,.   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   £.¨.,&¨£§.
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#,¨#,.¨¨,¨   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ¨¨#¨¨,¨#¨¤
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,##..£¨.¨,   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   ,¨,¨@,.,¨@
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