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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, \ &.£#,#¨§..
£.&.§¨£.¤. /  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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#.@.£.@,¤,   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   £..#,@.&,@
§.¤¨#¨§¨¤,   WORLD". COINCIDENCE? YOU FIND REGULAR  £.§§,&,£,,
§¨£,¤¨#.@.   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    §.¨£,£.@.§
£,£.§¨&.&¨   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  §.&@¨£¨&,,
¤,#.¤.&.@¨   THE HOLY WATER IN THE CENTER OF YOUR   £,,&,£.§,&
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