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,:«;§%&###         ;  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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