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¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨ / IN A STALE TIMELINE, / ¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨¨ / BRANCHED WAY BACK / ¨@@@¨¨¨¨@¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨ / WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR / ¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨@
@¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨ / WAS ALMOST BARREN, / ¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨
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¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨@ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, @¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨ / AT ALL... / @@¨¨¨@¨@@¨
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