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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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.§,,¤¨¨,¨. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND #¨#&,,.&,,
¨,@¨,#,¨,¨ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ..&¤¤.,.¤¨
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£¨,¨§.,§.. AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. &,,,&&£¨.¨
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@£¨¨¨£,,.& IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. .,.#@§,¨@.
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#.§#,,,&¨¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ,,,.,@&£.¨
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,§£¤¨¨§,£§ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ,..£......
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.¨.§.£¤¨¨. NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ¤,....@¨,,
..,¨.§¤£.. ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ,§¨..¨.#,.
¨¨,.¨@¨¤&. DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, ¨¨§¨¨,..¤.
.¨¨...,£§§ LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. £.,&¨,.,.¤
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,¨,¨&..¨.¨ - NOT UNDERSTANDING THE=DANGER, MOVE ¨@¨,¨#¨¨§,
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