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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,  = £.#,¤.&,#¨
@.£¤.&¨@¨& *  THUNDER).  YOU   MUST  REPEAT  ALL  : §.¤,&¨#,§¨
¤.¨¤.£.&¨& ;  PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE : £¨@,£.§¨£,
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¤,,§,@¨&¨@ † MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN  OLD : £¨£,#,#¨@¨
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£,¨¤,¤.¤¨&    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    £,§,¤,¤.#.
£,¨¤,&.@¨&   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  §,§.¤,¤.@¨
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