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&¤¨¨§.§,£. = 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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¤@¨.@¨#¨&,  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  @¨¤¨&@¨,§,
,#¨&#¨£.&.    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   #,&,.¤.##,
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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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