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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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,,,,«§*$£¶ landscape, searching for a way back, ¶£$*§«,,,,
,,~**¤£@@# finding instead only stone and dirt and #@@£¤**~,,
.-=\†$@¶## roots that are as hard as the ground. ##¶@$†\=-.
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¨,~«/\=%£@ impact crater, sixty meters across. @£%=\/«~,¨
.:~/*$¤£@# it's surface is pitch black and even #@£¤$*/~:.
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¨,=**£¤¶## which is something they all desire ##¶¤£**=,¨
..¨,\=*%#£ greatly at this point. they fail to £#%*=\,¨..
.--=**§¶@# notice that the stars do not reflect on #@¶§**=--.
.^~;%$§#@# its surface. one of them crouches to #@#§$%;~^.
,,¨.-:†££# drink, forms a cup with his hands, #££†:-.¨,,
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,.=^*%¤#@# liquid flows into his mind. the others, #@#¤%*^=.,
.~~/%%##@# - not understanding the~danger, move #@##%%/~~.
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