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£¨£¨£¨£¨£¨         / in a stale timeline, /         ¨££¨£¨£¨£¨
£¨£¨£¨£¨£¨         /  branched way back   /         ¨¨£¨£¨£¨£¨
£¨£¨£¨£¨£¨         /  when kirugu vargir  /         ¨££¨£¨£¨£¨
£¨£¨£¨£¨£¨         /  was almost barren,  /         ¨¨£¨£¨£¨£¨
£¨£¨£¨£¨£¨  comprised mostly of rock and arid soil, ¨££¨£¨£¨£¨
£¨£¨£¨£¨£¨  and plants were only starting to grow,  ¨¨£¨£¨£¨£¨
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§,@¨#¨§,¤¨   impact crater, sixty meters across.    ..&.¤¨¤.@¨
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@¨£¨¤¨#¨£¨    which is something they all desire    .&@¨¤¨@.£.
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&.@,§,&,¤.  notice that the stars do not reflect on .¤£.§¨£¨£¨
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¤.@,¤,#¨&,   - not understanding the»danger, move   .¤¤¨#¨§.§.
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#¨#,@.¤¨¤,  now the reach of the pool has widened.  ,¨§.£¨£.¤,
#¨@.£,&.&¨       now its wolves see further.        ,&£.£.@¨§¨
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