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.¨,¨¨@,&&,    ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT   ¨#¤¨,,#,¨§
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£§,,¨£,¨£, / VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, ^ ¨,,@¤¤,¨.#
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,.,@§¤.,¨§ ^ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE = ¨¨,,¨¨.@#£
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.¨.#,&&,¨@    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ¨¨¨@,.,¨¨,
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§¨¨.,¨..,,    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ,,,.,@,¨¨¨
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