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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, ^ ¤,¤.@,&.@.
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#..#.¨@.£¨ † PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF  YOU'VE = £,&¨¤¨§.£.
£¨#£.¤@.@. / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ^ ¤¨¤.#,&,§,
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&.&§¨&§.&¨    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   #,¤¨#.&¨#,
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