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¤,¤¨¨#&@&, =    PAGE    ON   SNAKE   HANDLING.    / .£,&@¨¨&@.
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&¨#¨¤¨@.&¨ ;     HAVE    TO     STAY     PUT.     : ,@¨.#.&,§,
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§¨&.§.§.¤¨ = GO  WELL -  TALKING TO A  SNAKE  IS  ^ ¨@,§#.@,#,
#¨#,&.@¨@, \ OFTEN A  RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL  ^ ¨¤.,£,#¨#,
§,¤.&.¤.£. † MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU  FALL DEEPER, \ .&,¤#,§,§¨
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@.¤.¤¨#,¤. = PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME  AS IF YOU'VE ^ ¨§¨¨#,&,£,
¤,¤¨#¨§¨&¨ † NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE : ¨&.@§.§¨¤,
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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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