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¨¨§¨§¨§§§¨ ; BRANCHED WAY BACK ; ¨¨¨§§¨§§§§
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§§§¨¨¨¨§¨§ ; WAS ALMOST BARREN, ; ¨§¨§§§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨§§§ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨§§§¨¨§§§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
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§¨,.§,..§, AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ,§¤¤§@###¨
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