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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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