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¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& / IN A STALE TIMELINE, / ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& / BRANCHED WAY BACK / ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
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¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& / WAS ALMOST BARREN, / ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
¨&¨&¨&¨&¨& / AT ALL... / ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
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