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........:« WE MIGHT FIND OURSELVES IN THE  LAND  OF «:........
.........:    KIRUGU VARGIR. THE BORDERS ARE NOT    :.........
........:« KNOWN!   IT   SPANS  UNTIL   IT  DOESNT, «:........
.......:«= ROUGHLY. PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE,  OR =«:.......
......:«== THEY HAVE A HUNCH. BELOW IS THE  MAP. IT ==«:......
.....:«==&          IS SOMEWHAT ZOOMED IN.          &==«:.....
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...:«==&#@ KIRUGU  VARGIR  HAS   ONE  TOWN,  A  BIG @#&==«:...
..:«==&#@#   SETTLEMENT OR AGGREGATION OF PEOPLES   #@#&==«:..
.:«==&#@## AND  BUILDINGS. IT'S  ALSO CALLED KIRUGU ##@#&==«:.
..:«==&#@# VARGIR, LOCATED WHERE  THE  FOREST FALLS #@#&==«:..
...:«==&#@ INTO  THE DESERT.  IN THE  HEART  OF THE @#&==«:...
....:«==&# CITY STANDS  THE CRYPT  WHERE THEY  KEEP #&==«:....
.....:«==& VESZELLE, THE COMATOSE  GIRL WHOSE DREAM &==«:.....
......:«== THIS IS (SHE HAS BEEN STOLEN  FROM EARTH ==«:......
.......:«=          BY A PACK OF MARTENS)           =«:.......
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.........: THERE IS  A  LAW BUT IT IS WATERED  DOWN :.........
........:« THE   FURTHER  AWAY   YOU   GO  (INVERSE «:........
.......:«=                 SQUARE?)                 =«:.......
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.....:«==& THE DESERT  IS NOT SO FULL OF LIFE,  BUT &==«:.....
....:«==&# IT  IS THERE! A  LIZARD-LIKE PEOPLE MAKE #&==«:....
...:«==&#@ THEIR   HOMES  IN   THE   CAVERNS  BELOW @#&==«:...
..:«==&#@#       GROUND. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL      #@#&==«:..
.:«==&#@##         COLLECTORS OF THE HONEY.         ##@#&==«:.
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.....:«==& :  : : : : : : GREAT WOODS : : : : : : : &==«:.....
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.....:«==& IN THE  FOREST ARE MINOR  FOOD PRODUCING &==«:.....
....:«==&#       SETTLEMENTS, MINES (BATTERY        #&==«:....
...:«==&#@      PRODUCTION), WITCHES AND OTHER      @#&==«:...
..:«==&#@# MAGICIANS, AND LOTS OF  PREY. KIRUGU HAS #@#&==«:..
.:«==&#@##   AN OVERREPRESENTATION OF FERRETS AND   ##@#&==«:.
..:«==&#@# THEY  ARE ALSO  MADE  SOMEWHERE IN  HERE #@#&==«:..
...:«==&#@ (FERRETARY?), DOWN TO THE  SOUTHWEST. IN @#&==«:...
....:«==&# THE  SOUTHEAST  ARE SOME  MOUNTAINS  AND #&==«:....
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