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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,  ##£@&%=~,,
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.,~;%&#@## FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND  ##@#&%;~,.
,,=††$§¶£#  ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND.   #£¶§$††=,,
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,¨,,¨,^†%@    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    @%†^,¨,,¨,
,,,.~,-/%#      LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.       #%/-,~.,,,
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