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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, §¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨
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§¨£¨#£#¤@§ FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND &@#§#.¨@¨#
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