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##¶@£*/»^,         /  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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