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£¨&.&.&.§£   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    ,@#,&.£.&,
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¤,&¨@¨&¨¨£ ; MEET  MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, ^ .¨£.@.§.&.
£.§.£¨&,§£ *  ONCE  PER  STAGE, THE SNAKE  TAKING ^ ,&§.¤¨&.£.
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§,@¨@,£.#§ : PLEASANTRIES EACH  TIME AS IF YOU'VE ^ ,##¨&¨@.#,
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#¨#.£¨&,.#   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ¨,§¨&.#,#¨
§.&.¤.£,£#   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  .¤@,#,£,#.
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