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§¨¨§§¨¨§§§ / IN A STALE TIMELINE, / ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ / BRANCHED WAY BACK / §¨§§§¨§§§¨
§¨§§§§§§§¨ / WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR / §§§¨¨§§¨¨§
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§§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, §§¨§§§§§§§
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