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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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..¨,.,¨¨¨~ LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, ~¨¨¨,.,¨..
,.¨¨...¨,» FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND »,¨...¨¨.,
,¨.,¨¨..== ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ==..¨¨,.¨,
.,¨¨¨.:~:$ IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY, $:~:.¨¨¨,.
¨¨.,.-=†*# AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. #*†=-.,.¨¨
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,¨:»;=¤### IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ###¤=;»:¨,
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.¨¨,:«†*¤# THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS #¤*†«:,¨¨.
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.,¨¨¨..¨.¨ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ¨.¨..¨¨¨,.
¨¨,..,.... WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE ....,..,¨¨
.¨.¨.¨¨,., GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ,.,¨¨.¨.¨.
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¨¨,,,¨¨,,¨ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ¨,,¨¨,,,¨¨
.¨¨¨¨.,¨¨, DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ,¨¨,.¨¨¨¨.
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...¨,¨..,, HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO ,,..¨,¨...
¨¨,¨..,¨¨, CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE ,¨¨,..¨,¨¨
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