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,¤¨#¨,&.&¨       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       .¤.#,#,¤.#
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¨&.§,@¤¨¤, ; MEET MANY TIMES  AS YOU FALL DEEPER, \ ¨#.¤¨£.@.#
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.#,&.¤¤,#¨ ^ VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, * ¨¤,&,@.#,&
¨£,£¨¨§¨&¨ * SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN,  STREAM,  * ¨@.£,¤¨&¨&
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,#,¤¨¤¤¨#.   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ,#¨£,@¨#¨&
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¨¤¨§,££,@,    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ,@¨§¨¤¨¤,¤
¨§¨§..§¨§¨   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  ,@.&¨#,#¨§
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