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#,&.@¤¨.¤¨    PLACE (IF IT IS AN EVENT). THIS IS    @¨@.&,£¨@,
#¨#..#,£¤¨       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ¤.¤.@,¤.#,
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£,@,,¤.£&, : HAVE  THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, * #¨&,@,#¨¤.
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@,&¨¨@.§§. /     HAVE     TO     STAY    PUT.     = ¤.§,¤¨#,&¨
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§¨@.§£,.#¨    «WHICH« SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    #,#,&.§.#,
&¨§¨,£.#§.         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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¤,£,¨£¨&£¨ * DON'T FRET IF YOUR MEETING DOES NOT  ^ &,¤¨£¨§,#,
¤,#.§¤,¨@, ;  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 † @¨¤.#¨@.&,
@¨@¨¤¤,.£, =  FRIEND,  FOLLOW THEIR  LEAD IF SO). * &,#,£.£¨§,
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&,&.@£¨,@.  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  #.§,@¨§,§,
§.&¨.@,@¤¨    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   @.§¨£.§¨§.
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¤,¤..#.§¤. I'VE ALSO HEARD THEM MENTIONED TOGETHER  £.&,#.#,&¨
@.#.££¨.@¨   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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