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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, ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
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