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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~= = IN A STALE TIMELINE, = =~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ = 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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.,,,..¨^~* LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, *~^¨..,,,.
¨..¨,.~-*% FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND %*-~.,¨..¨
..¨,.:=†$% ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. %$†=:.,¨..
.,.,-~=%$@ IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY, @$%=~-,.,.
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¨¨¨.:-†*$@ IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. @$*†-:.¨¨¨
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,¨..,.¨.,¨ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ¨,.¨.,..¨,
¨.,,¨,¨..¨ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE ¨..¨,¨,,.¨
,¨,.,,.¨,¨ GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ¨,¨.,,.,¨,
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......,.-« ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO «-.,......
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,,.,^»:†%# HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO #%†:»^,.,,
.¨,.~**$¶@ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE @¶$**~.,¨.
.¨--;*&### LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ###&*;--¨.
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