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,§.&.#,#.@ \ HAVE THIS PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM,  † ¨@,.§.§.¤.
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¨#,§.§.£.& *    HAVE     TO     STAY     PUT.     / .£¨¨&,§,#,
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#£¨#.£¨&,¤ ; MEET  MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, : ¨¤.£§,@,£.
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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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¨¤.&.§¨&¨&    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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