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£¨§.£.§¨¤,       SOMEHOW TO DO WITH SERPENTS.       &.@.£¨¨¤¨¨
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@,¤,¤¨£¨£¨    -WHICH~ SNAKES THEY WOULD BE - THE    §.#.&¨&¤,§
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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, ; §¨&¨&,&£¨&
¤.@.§¨@,#, *  ONCE  PER STAGE, THE SNAKE  TAKING  † £¨#,@,,#,,
£¨§,@¨&¨¤¨ \ VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, : £,§¨&.§¤.@
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§¨#,¤¨&,§. ^ PLEASANTRIES EACH  TIME AS IF YOU'VE † §.£,§..§¨,
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#¨§¨£¨¤.#, †  MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN OLD † ¤.@,&,.#.¨
£.§.#.@,#¨ =  FRIEND,  FOLLOW THEIR LEAD  IF SO). ; £.#.@,@@,§
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@,&.&.§¨@,   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    §¨¤.§¨.£,.
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#,#.¤,§,&,   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    #,§,£.#@¨@
§¨&.§¨&,§,   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  @.§,£.¨&.,
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