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.......:~:         : In A Stale Timeline, :         :~:.......
........:~         :  Branched Way Back   :         ~:........
.........:         :  When Kirugu vargir  :         :.........
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.......... Comprised Mostly Of Rock And Arid Soil,  ..........
..........  And Plants Were Only Starting To Grow,  ..........
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