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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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.,~~*%$&¶@ LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, @¶&$%*~~,.
..=:*¤§£@# 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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.~~*=%¤### GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ###¤%=*~~.
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,,¨,»\†&§@ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO @§&†\»,¨,,
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,¨¨:~\^@#@ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. @#@^\~:¨¨,
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,,,-=/%@§# LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, #§@%/=-,,,
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