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§.§.§§.§.§         * In A Stale Timeline, *         §.§§..§.§.
§.§..§.§.§         *  Branched Way Back   *         §..§.§§.§.
§.§.§§.§.§         *  When Kirugu vargir  *         §.§§..§.§.
§.§..§.§.§         *  Was Almost Barren,  *         §..§.§§.§.
§.§.§§.§.§  Comprised Mostly Of Rock And Arid Soil, §.§§..§.§.
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§.§.§§.§.§         *        At All...     *         §.§§..§.§.
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