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@¨&¨&.£#¨#       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       £,#¨,§.,@.
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£¨¤,£.£&,¤ † HAVE THIS PARTICULAR  SHAPE TO THEM, \ £,@..£.¨§,
#.&.§¨,£,# \  MAKES  THEM   FIT  INTO   CRACKS,   * §¨&¨§@,¤¤¨
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£¨§,¤,@§.& :     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     ; ¤¨¤¨,¤..&.
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§.@,¤,&&,§  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  &,§¨,&¨¨&¨
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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 : ¤,¤..&,¨#.
¤,§¨§.¨@,¤ ^ 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  §.&,££¨¤@¨
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¤¨#¨£..¤,&    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   £.¤¨@&¨#¤¨
#,@.§.#§,¤  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   §,§¨.&¨¨§.
§.&,§¨.§¨§   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   #¨&,£@¨@@.
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