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£=†=.,,,,,         †  Branched Way Back   †         ,,,,,.=†=£
=†=.,,,,,,         †  When Kirugu vargir  †         ,,,,,,.=†=
†=.,,,,,,,         †  Was Almost Barren,  †         ,,,,,,,.=†
=.,,,,,,,,  Comprised Mostly Of Rock And Arid Soil, ,,,,,,,,.=
.,,,,,,,,,  And Plants Were Only Starting To Grow,  ,,,,,,,,,.
,,,,,,,,,,         †        At All...     †         ,,,,,,,,,,
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¨..,.¨,,,¨    Which Is Something They All Desire    ¨,,,¨.,..¨
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