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,,,§,,,,,§ / IN A STALE TIMELINE, / ,,§§§,,,,§
§,,,§,,,,, / BRANCHED WAY BACK / ,,§,§§,,,,
,§,,,§,,,, / WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR / ,,,,§§§,,,
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,,,§,,,§,, COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ,,,,,,§§§,
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