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,&£,@¨§¨¤¨ = OFTEN  A RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU  WILL : ¤,¤¨§£.§¨£
.¨¤,@.§,#¨ † 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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,¨@.§,¤¨@,  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  &.§,¨#,#,¤
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.¨#,¤¨&¨@,    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ¤.&¨¨#¨¤¨@
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