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&¨,£¨@.#.£    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   ¨&,&¤¨#@,§
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§¨.&,§.#.£ ; OFTEN  A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU  WILL ^ ,§,§#,@@¨&
&,££¨¤.¤¨¤ † MEET MANY TIMES AS  YOU FALL DEEPER, ; ¨§¨,&,.£,.
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#.&@¨¤¨§,# : VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, / .¤,,¤,¨&,.
&.¨@,#,¤.# \ SNAKE, HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN,  STREAM,  † ,&¨#@.#&.#
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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    .&¨.¤.¨@¨,
@.,&,§¨@¨@   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  .§¨¤§.##,@
#,@&.#.§.#   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   .§¨¨¤¨,§,,
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