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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, / ,&#,&,§,§,
¤.#¨&¨@,¤. * ONCE  PER  STAGE, THE  SNAKE TAKING  * .¨#¨§¨¤.§.
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§,@¨@,@¨£, ; PLEASANTRIES EACH  TIME AS IF YOU'VE \ ..£.&¨@.@,
@¨&¨#,§.§¨ / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE / ,#@,§¨@¨&,
&,¤,§,£¨£¨ = MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU AS  AN OLD \ ,¨&,#,¤.£,
#.@¨¤.&.§, ^ FRIEND, FOLLOW THEIR  LEAD  IF SO).  † ,£¤.&¨@,¤.
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#¨£.§¨@,£.   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ,¤£.#.#¨#.
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¤.£,¤,&¨¤¨    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ,§£,¤¨§,£¨
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