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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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