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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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