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,#,@¨¤¨¨#, *  ONCE  PER STAGE,  THE SNAKE TAKING  / ¨&,&,&.§¨&
.#¨¤¨#¨£#¨ / VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, : .£.@.#.¤,£
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.#¨¤¨@,¨¤. /  PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS IF YOU'VE † .¤¨&¨§¨@.@
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¨#,¤,§,.¤, † MAY CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU  AS AN OLD \ .@,#,@.#¨&
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,§¨¤¨§¨#&,  SOME CLOSE RELATION TO IT. I'VE YET TO  ¨¤,£,§¨§¨§
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,£,£.&,#@¨   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    .£¨£,§¨&,&
,£¨&.#,.£.   THIS BE A REFERENCE TO THE DARK LAKE?  .£¨¤¨£.&¨£
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