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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,  ,§,§§,§,§,
,§,§,§,§,§         ^        At All...     ^         ,§,,§,§,§,
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