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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. ¶¤%†«^,.¨,
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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 £=*«,...,.
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.,¨~»=*§@# LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. #@§*=»~¨,.
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.¨,,^=†^£¶ ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE~DANGER, MOVE ¶£^†=^,,¨.
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