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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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@.¤.,&,§¨§    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   #¨§,@¨§,@.
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