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,,,,,,,,,,         * The Wolf pool Exists *         ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,         * 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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