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¤.§¨@,#,#. *  ONCE  PER STAGE, THE  SNAKE TAKING  ; £,§,@¨§.¤,
@,&,&¨@,£, = VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, / ¤,§.¤¨§.¤¨
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£,§¨#¨#,@¨ ^ PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE ^ £,§¨@,¤.§¨
&.§¨¤¨§¨£¨ / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE / @.#.§,#,£.
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£.#¨#,¤¨&¨   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    @¨@.¤,#¨£¨
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@,#.£¨£,£,    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   &.£.¤¨#,&,
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