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,#,§,¤,£¨¨       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       .§¨¤.@¨#,@
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.#.¤¨£.§.¨ \ 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,  † .£¨§.¤.@,£
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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 : ,£,#.£,@¨§
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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   ¨¤.&.§.¤¨&
¨&¨#,#.§¨¨  WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR   ,£,@¨§.#,§
.¤.#.&.£¨#    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   .#,§.&.@¨£
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