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#§,¤¨#¨£¨£ /  MEET MANY TIMES AS YOU FALL DEEPER, ; &.@¨#¨§¨¤.
.@¨#.¤¨§,£ =  ONCE PER  STAGE, THE  SNAKE TAKING  ; ¤¨#,#,§¨£,
¤&.&¨@,&,§ * VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, \ @,§.§¨¤.§.
,§¨@¨¤,&¨& †  SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE, QUEEN,  STREAM, † #¨£.£,£¨@,
¤&,£.&,@,& *  THUNDER).  YOU  MUST  REPEAT   ALL  / ¤,&¨£,@,§¨
,#¨#¨#,#,§ = PLEASANTRIES EACH TIME AS  IF YOU'VE † @,@,@,£,&¨
¤§¨¤.§.¤,@ \ NEVER BEFORE MET (ALTHOUGH THE SNAKE ; &¨§¨§,§¨§,
¨@,§,£.§,@ : MAY  CHOOSE TO ADDRESS YOU AS AN OLD \ @,@¨¤,@¨§,
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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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