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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, = ,£,¤¨@¨&.¨
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£,,@..§¨#¤ / PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME  AS IF YOU'VE * ,§,&,@.#¨¤
§.¤&,&&¨.& = NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE = .¤,£¨&¨¤.,
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