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#,#,#¨,&.,    =WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    @,.@¨¨&,¤,
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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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§,¤.#¨,§¨. = 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    &.,#,,£.@¨
@¨§,@¨#&,@   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  &,##¨£¤.£¨
#,&,§¨,@.,   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   &¨.¤.¨#.@,
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