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§.§§.§§.§. † THE WOLF POOL EXISTS † .§.§§.§.§.
§..§..§.§. † IN A STALE TIMELINE, † §§..§.§.§.
§.§§.§§.§. † BRANCHED WAY BACK † .§.§§.§.§.
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§.§§.§§.§. † WAS ALMOST BARREN, † .§.§§.§.§.
§..§..§.§. COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, §§..§.§.§.
§.§§.§§.§. AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, .§.§§.§.§.
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