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#¨§.§¨¤,¤¨ ; HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM,  = .£.¤&,@.¤¨
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@,@.£.£.#¨ \     HAVE     TO    STAY     PUT.     † ¨¤¨£&,§.§.
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§¨&,&,¤¨¤¨  WHICH ROLE THEY WOULD PLAY, OR EXACTLY  ,¤.££¨£¨&,
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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  = ,#¨#@¨¤¨£¨
@¨&¨&,§,&, ^ VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, \ &¤¨¨&¨¤,@.
£.§,§¨§.#. ^ SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN,  STREAM, * .¤¨£&¨#.§¨
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#,§,§.&,§¨ * PLEASANTRIES EACH  TIME AS IF YOU'VE = ¨#.§§,#¨#¨
@,&,¤¨@¨&. / NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE \ @&,¨&.&,&¨
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¤,#,&.£.£¨    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ,@¨#&.£,£¨
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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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