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¤,¤¨¤¨@.¨§   ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT    &¨&.&.£,§¨
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¤¨¤,#¨§.,¤ * ONCE  PER  STAGE, THE  SNAKE  TAKING ^ £.#,&.#.§.
¤,&,¤¨&¨§@ ; VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, * §,&¨¤,@,£.
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§.¤.@¨&.§¤ \   THUNDER).  YOU  MUST  REPEAT  ALL  \ &¨£,&¨#,#¨
&,&,¤.@¨¨§ ; PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME  AS IF YOU'VE : £,#,§,&¨&¨
¤¨¤¨¤¨£,&§ ^ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ^ &,&.¤.@¨&.
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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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