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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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