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¨.,£¨,£¨§@ ^ OFTEN A  RECURSIVE  MATTER. YOU WILL ^ ¤..@¨¨.¨,.
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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    ¤.,.,¨¤..#
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