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.¨¤&£¨¨,§¨ \   MAKES   THEM  FIT  INTO  CRACKS,   ^ @¨¤@,¨,.¨.
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,¨,,¨,¨¨¨¤ ; GO WELL - TALKING  TO  A  SNAKE  IS  : .,..,¨¤¨,#
£,¨¨¨,¨..§ = OFTEN  A RECURSIVE MATTER.  YOU WILL † .,.¨..,§,¨
.#..,,.¨., : MEET MANY  TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, ; ,¨...¨..@¨
,.&¨¨..,,, : ONCE  PER STAGE, THE  SNAKE  TAKING  = ,....,¨¨,£
&¨¨£.¨¨.., / VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, † @¨,..¨.,.¨
,£,.¤.¨¨¨¨ ^  SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN,  STREAM, † ¨¤¨,¨.¨...
.,#.¨@¨¨¨. *   THUNDER).  YOU  MUST  REPEAT  ALL  / ¨,@¨¨,,,,,
...£..¤,¨, ; PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE = &.,&,..,¨,
.,..@..#,, / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE \ ££¨.@¨¨.,¨
¨¨..,#.,@, / 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   ,¨,..@.§§,
.¨&.¨.,¨,.   HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE    ,..,,,¨§¤£
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,#@&..§,,,   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   #.@#¨,,,,¨
,£.£@..&.¨  WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR   ¨.@§@,¨¨,,
...§£§,¨¤¨    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   .¨§,@§¨¨,,
.¨¨&.§§,,#  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   ¨.,,¤@£.,.
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