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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, = §,§.£.§.£.
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¨§¨£,¤¨,@¨ = 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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