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@¨£¨@.¤¤,,       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       ¤¨¤¨£.£¨£.
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¤,&.§.¤&., ; HAVE THIS  PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, / §,£.¤,#.§,
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@.£¨¤.£@¨. *     HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.    \ @¨&¨§.§¨&.
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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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&,@.§..¤.#   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   £,£.#.¤¨£.
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#.§.§¨¨&.¤    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   @,§,&,&.¤.
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