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¤¤,¤,¤,¤¤, † IN A STALE TIMELINE, † ,¤,,¤,¤,¤,
,¤,¤,¤,,¤, † BRANCHED WAY BACK † ,¤,¤¤,¤,¤,
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,¤,¤,¤,,¤, † WAS ALMOST BARREN, † ,¤,¤¤,¤,¤,
¤¤,¤,¤,¤¤, 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 ¨&.@£¨#,&.
£¤¨#,&¨&§¨ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ¨§¨,@¨&,£¨
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§&,&¨£¨£@, AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ¨¤¨¨§¨§.§¨
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.@,&¨&¨.&. ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ¨&,@¤¨¤,#,
#§¨§.¤¨£#, DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ,§,¨@,¤¨£.
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