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§¨§¨¨¨§¨§§ / IN A STALE TIMELINE, / ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨§§§¨¨ / BRANCHED WAY BACK / ¨¨¨¨§§¨§§§
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§¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨§¨¨§§§¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, §§¨§¨¨§¨¨§
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