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§§..§.§.§§ ^ THE WOLF POOL EXISTS ^ §.§§.§§.§.
.§.§§.§..§ ^ 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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