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£.@.#.@¨£¨ \ MEET MANY TIMES AS  YOU FALL DEEPER, / ,@¨,£,&.&.
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#,¤,#.&¨&. * VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, : ¨£..#,@¨§¨
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¤.£,£,£.¤, * NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE = ¨#.¨@¨#.§,
@,&,£.#,§¨ ^ MAY CHOOSE  TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN OLD : ,@.§£¨¤¨@.
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§¨&¨¤,#,£,   HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE    ,£¨.@¨¤.¤.
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¤¨§,£¨£¨&,   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ¨¤,,§,#¨&,
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@.¤.£.£.@.    SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD   ,@¨,§.§¨&,
@.#¨¤,#.&.   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  ,£,@¤¨§,§,
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