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¨.~/$*#£##         /  BRANCHED WAY BACK   /         ##£#*$/~.¨
¨.~/$*#£##         /  WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR  /         ##£#*$/~.¨
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¨.¨.~=%@&@   IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.    @&@%=~.¨.¨
.^~\*§%§&@   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   @&§%§*\~^.
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