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........~»         * In A Stale Timeline, *         »~........
.......~»*         *  Branched Way Back   *         *»~.......
......~»**         *  When Kirugu vargir  *         **»~......
.....~»**%         *  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.   $†=~,¨¨.,.
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.,¨,¨¨.¨¨.   Impact Crater, Sixty Meters Across.    .¨¨.¨¨,¨,.
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,¨,,»=^%§# Explorers First Believe It To Be Water,  #§%^=»,,¨,
¨..-;%§&##    Which Is Something They All Desire    ##&§%;-..¨
.~»†*&§@##    Greatly At This Point. They Fail To   ##@§&*†»~.
.¨~=^%$@@# Notice That The Stars Do Not Reflect On  #@@$%^=~¨.
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¨¨,....¨.^ Liquid Flows Into His Mind. The Others,  ^.¨....,¨¨
.,¨.,¨¨¨¨,   ~ Not Understanding The»Danger, Move   ,¨¨¨¨,.¨,.
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,,¨¨¨,¨.,.  Now The Reach Of The Pool Has Widened.  .,.¨,¨¨¨,,
,,..¨¨,.,,       Now Its Wolves See Further.        ,,.,¨¨..,,
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