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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, ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
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