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Nothing grows here, which is exactly why everything that does becomes legend.

word originFrom Old French, once meaning a sterile, unfruitful woman
desert lifeBarren-looking sand hides seeds waiting decades for rain
spaceMars looks barren, yet may hide buried microbial fossils
deep seaBarren abyssal plains erupt with life around hydrothermal vents
barrens biomePine barrens depend on fire to survive and reseed
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