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§,,¤,§,&,#       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       .£,@.#,§¨,
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#,¨£,£,§.¤ = HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE  TO THEM, \ ,£.£¨¤,§¨,
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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  : .¤,#,£.§,¨
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¤.,@.¤¨#¨£ :  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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§¨¨§,§,&.§    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ,§.#¨&,¤,.
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£.#§,#¨@,¤   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ¨§,£.#,&¨&
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