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¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ ; IN A STALE TIMELINE, ; §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ ; BRANCHED WAY BACK ; §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
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¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
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.§¨¤¨@.¤&¨ FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND £¨&,#,#¨&¤
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.@.§.#¨¨&¨ IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN #¨#,@¨#,.&
,#¨#.#,@&¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS #.@.#.¤¨#¤
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,&.&.#¨#@, EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, &.£¨&¨§,££
.@.@.#,,£, WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE &.&.¤¨#,,§
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¨&.&.#,¨¤¨ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON @.¤.#¨&¨.#
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.&,&.&,,¤, 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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