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.#¨@,£.¤,£ * OFTEN A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU  WILL  \ ,#.@¨¤.§.&
.£,#,#.¤¨¨ ; MEET MANY TIMES AS  YOU FALL DEEPER, : ££¨#.¤,#.#
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,&,#,§.£,@ ^ 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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