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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 @@@§^*~~¨.
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