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...§....§§ / in a stale timeline, / .§...§.§§.
....§...§§ / branched way back / ..§....§§§
§....§..§§ / when kirugu vargir / §..§...§.§
§§....§.§. / was almost barren, / §§..§....§
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¨,,,.¨.,,. explorers first believe it to be water, #,.@,¨,£¨.
.¨,..,,,., which is something they all desire ,&.¨£,..@¨
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¨.¤¨,..,,. drink, forms a cup with his hands, §,¨¨.¤¨¨¤.
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