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.#,@,@¨&,. = ONCE  PER STAGE,  THE  SNAKE  TAKING ; ¨¤.§,§,#¨#
,@¨&.¤.¤.@ * VARIOUS FORMS IN SUCCESSION (STREAM, ; .£.&¨¤.&.¤
,¤¨@.¤.£., ^  SNAKE,  HALF-SNAKE,  QUEEN, 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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¨£.¤¨£.@¨¨   UNCOVER WHAT THIS IS. BUT YOU MIGHT    .§¨&¨&,&.#
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.#,£.#,¤¨§   WITH CAVES OR "THE WORLD BENEATH THE   ¨§¨£.&.#.§
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.¤,@,#.§¨#   SNAKES IN REGULAR CAVES. OR - COULD    ¨#,¤.§.§.#
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