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¤¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨¨ ; BRANCHED WAY BACK ; ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
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¤¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨¨ ; WAS ALMOST BARREN, ; ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
¤¨¤¨¨¤¨¤¨¤ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¨
¤¨¤¨¤¤¨¤¨¨ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, ¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤¨¤
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#¨#.,¤¨&.@ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ,§.#¨§.&.,
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#,¤.¨£.#.£ UNDISTURBED BY WIND. ¨§,£¨&.§,.
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&.£.#¤¨£.. EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, .§¨¤.§.¤¨¤
@.@..§¨§.£ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE ,¤¨#.¤,#,,
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¤.£¨@#,#¨. ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ,#¨¤¨§¨£¨¤
&.£¨¨#¨§.§ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ¨&¨#.&,@¨,
#,@,£¤,£., LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. .£,@¨£.£,¤
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@¨#,¤§¨£., LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ¨§¨@,@,£,§
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