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§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§ : BRANCHED WAY BACK : §§§§§¨¨§§¨
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§¨§§¨§§§§¨ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, ¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨
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&§¨,§.&£§£ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS &.,¨§@§§£§
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#,@,§,..&¨ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, @,£§,¨§@&¨
§#&@@,¨#@. WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE @£¨&,&¨,#&
.¨¨,&,§,&. GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ¨§###&.&,¨
,.,£&@&@#£ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON &,,¨.§§¤¨,
.,§¨..,..§ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO @¨,.§,¨£¨¨
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@,£@¨¤¨¤.¨ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ,@##¤#@#@,
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