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,£,@.@,§,# ^ OFTEN A  RECURSIVE  MATTER. YOU WILL : .&¨#¨£,¤,§
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.@.#.@,§¨@ *  ONCE  PER  STAGE, THE SNAKE TAKING  = .@,£,§,#,#
¨@¨&,§,@.. † VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, ; .¤,§.#.§¨&
,£,&¨@.§,& \  SNAKE, HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN,  STREAM, \ ,¤¨§.#,@,£
,§,§¨#,&,. †  THUNDER).  YOU   MUST  REPEAT  ALL  ; ¨§,&¨£.#.£
¨¤.¤.£¨§,# :  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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.§,#¨¤¨&¨.    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ,&,¤.£,&¨#
,@¨¤.£.¤.#  THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?   ,&¨§,#¨¤¨¤
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