Thank you for this, here is my tribute...
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Sorry I missed this one - thank you so much for sharing :-) Glad you enjoyed the game and hopefully after you recorded the video, you started finding keys. The object randomly appear (and yes, toadstools kill you). That was an interesting life glitch - they don't usually keep re-appearing like that. There are set locations that the keys can turn up in, but these are randomised at the start. You can't kill the snails and snakes, but they should move away from you when you have the sword out). When they flash it's a hint that there is a key either above/below or to the left/right - which can sometimes help.
Thank you again, and hope you have a great Xmas.
Good luck with the next games!