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§§¨§¨§¨§¨§         = The Wolf pool Exists =         §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§         = In A Stale Timeline, =         §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§         =  Branched Way Back   =         §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§         =  When Kirugu vargir  =         §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§¨§¨§¨§         =  Was Almost Barren,  =         §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§         =        At All...     =         §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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