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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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