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§,#,&¨§§.§ * OFTEN A RECURSIVE  MATTER. YOU WILL  † ,&¨#,&.¤¨£
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£.£.£¨&@,& ^ ONCE PER STAGE,  THE  SNAKE  TAKING  ^ ¨#¨£.¤.§.§
¤¨@.§..¤.# / VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, † ¨&,#¨@,¤¨,
§¨§.@.§¤¨& ^ SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN, STREAM,  = ¨¤,¤.#,@¨#
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&¨@.¤.£@,¤    UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT   ¨@,@.&¨§,#
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¤¨£,¤¨¨§,#    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ,§.£,@¨&¨¨
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