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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,  £,£,£,£,£,
£,£,,£,£,£         =        at all...     =         £,£,£,£,£,
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&¨¤¨.#.¤¨§   roots that are as hard as the ground.  &.&¨#¨&¨&,
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#,#,¨£.#,#     and about to find the wolf pool.     §,#¨&.¤,&¨
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§,§,#@¨&,&   impact crater, sixty meters across.    ¤¨§,£¨#,£.
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¤.§.,#.@¨¤   - not understanding the~danger, move   &.#.&¨§¨§¨
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£.£¨.£.&¨&        now its wolves see further.       §¨@.@,@¨&¨
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