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#¨¨#¨¨##¨# COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ##¨#¨¨¨###
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.@.,£¨,§,& FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND .¨.@..§&¨,
##,§@,#£@¤ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ..@#,&.@,¨
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§,£§,£.¨., AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. #&£¨¨..¤¤#
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.,¤..@.&.¤ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE #,@¨,§&.£§
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