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§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨         ; In A Stale Timeline, ;         ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨         ;  Branched Way Back   ;         ¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨         ;  When Kirugu vargir  ;         ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§         ;  Was Almost Barren,  ;         ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨ Comprised Mostly Of Rock And Arid Soil,  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
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¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§         ;        At All...     ;         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
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