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¤&.¨¨.@,,, \ HAVE THIS  PARTICULAR SHAPE TO THEM, : ¨.,§#&,¨¤,
§#@,,¨¨£., ;  MAKES  THEM   FIT   INTO  CRACKS,   \ ,,.£,&¤.,.
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.¨¨¨&.,¨,§  YOU WILL WANT THEM TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU  ,¨#.¨§.&£.
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..§..£.¤£. ^  OFTEN A  RECURSIVE MATTER. YOU WILL \ .@&§.¨&¨&§
¤¨.&.¨.§#§ * 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 = @.@§.¨.#¤£
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