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,,,,,,--††         † IN A STALE TIMELINE, †         ††--,,,,,,
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,,--††££@#  COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, #@££††--,,
,--††££@##  AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW,  ##@££††--,
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,¨,,¨¨,~»^ FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND  ^»~,¨¨,,¨,
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,.¨,:~^*§#     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     #§*^~:,¨.,
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.,^«;^¤#@#  NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON #@#¤^;«^,.
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¨¨¨,¨^-**§  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  §**-^¨,¨¨¨
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