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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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