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,¨¨£.#@,.¨ NAGAS! THE SNAKE PEOPLE. .,#,¨§¨..,
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,¨¨¨.#,@&, YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU £,,.&,.#.¨
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,¤¨¨,¨¨..@ ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT ¨¨#@@¨,¨&.
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¤.,.£.,§.. : OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL \ ¨.¨£,..,§#
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.,,¨§@#,.¨ * PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE \ .#,¨,.,,.§
§,,¨#,§@.. / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE = .¨&¨,,,¨,.
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.,¨¨,¨£..¨ SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO ,,..¨§¨,§¨
...¨,,.&¨, UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT #,....#,¨&
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¨&¨.&,¨.., WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE ,,&¨@#.,¨.
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