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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    KIRUGU VARGIR. THE BORDERS ARE NOT    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
†~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ KNOWN!   IT   SPANS  UNTIL   IT  DOESNT, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~†
=†~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ROUGHLY. PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY  ARE, OR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~†=
$=†~¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY HAVE  A HUNCH. BELOW IS THE MAP. IT ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†=$
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#@¶¤$=†~¨¨   SETTLEMENT OR AGGREGATION OF PEOPLES   ¨¨~†=$¤¶@#
##@¶¤$=†~¨ AND  BUILDINGS. IT'S ALSO  CALLED KIRUGU ¨~†=$¤¶@##
#@¶¤$=†~¨¨ VARGIR, LOCATED WHERE THE  FOREST  FALLS ¨¨~†=$¤¶@#
@¶¤$=†~¨¨¨ INTO  THE DESERT. IN  THE  HEART OF  THE ¨¨¨~†=$¤¶@
¶¤$=†~¨¨¨¨ CITY STANDS THE  CRYPT WHERE  THEY  KEEP ¨¨¨¨~†=$¤¶
¤$=†~¨¨¨¨¨ VESZELLE, THE COMATOSE GIRL WHOSE  DREAM ¨¨¨¨¨~†=$¤
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~†=
$=†~¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT  IS THERE!  A LIZARD-LIKE PEOPLE MAKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†=$
¤$=†~¨¨¨¨¨ THEIR  HOMES  IN   THE   CAVERNS   BELOW ¨¨¨¨¨~†=$¤
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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   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~†=
$=†~¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY  ARE  ALSO  MADE SOMEWHERE  IN HERE ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†=$
¤$=†~¨¨¨¨¨ (FERRETARY?), DOWN TO THE  SOUTHWEST. IN ¨¨¨¨¨~†=$¤
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