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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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