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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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