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§.#¨@.¤#,& / OFTEN A  RECURSIVE MATTER.  YOU WILL ; &.@,¤.@,&,
#.@¨§..@.& / MEET MANY TIMES AS  YOU FALL DEEPER, / §¨#,&,&.#.
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¤,¤,&,,¤,§ ^ VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, ; £,£¨§,#,&¨
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§,#.@,§¤¨£ / PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE ; ¤.@¨£¨#.¤¨
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§.#.&¨¨§¨&   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    #.§¨&,§.#¨
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