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,#¨£¨£,#@, (I SUSPECT THEY FIND AMUSEMENT IN OUR &.¨§.&,#,@
.£,#.@..¤, ATTEMPTS TO TRAVEL WHERE WE ARE NOT #.#@¨&,£,#
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.#.£.§,¤§, / GO WELL - TALKING TO A SNAKE IS \ #.¨&¨@,¤,#
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.@,#.@.¨£, UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT ¤,§§,£,¤¨&
,#¨#¨§,@@. HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF FINDING ONE £,¨#¨¤,§.§
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¨£.£,&¨&@, SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD @¨¨§.¤¨¤¨§
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