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,,,«;§@&@@         # «««««««««««««««««««« #         @@&@§;«,,,
,,«;§@&@@#         ; THE WOLF POOL EXISTS ;         #@@&@§;«,,
,,,«;§@&@@         ; 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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.,¨.,,-:*%     MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE     %*:-,,.¨,.
¨¨.¨,=*%££   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,   ##¶#£^=~~,
¨¨-»:†¤§@@     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     @@§¤†:»-¨¨
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¨.¨¨¨¨,-=†    THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE    †=-,¨¨¨¨.¨
,¨¨..,¨~»†   IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.    †»~¨,..¨¨,
.,¨...¨¨^«   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   «^¨¨...¨,.
¨.¨,,,.^=^   THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS  ^=^.,,,¨.¨
,¨¨..¨-~\*           UNDISTURBED BY WIND.           *\~-¨..¨¨,
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,¨^=/†¤§##     AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE     ##§¤†/=^¨,
,,«\%££@##  EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ##@££%\«,,
.¨^«/§$#@#    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    #@#$§/«^¨.
.¨..~†*£#£    GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO   £#£*†~..¨.
.,.¨^-\=£@ 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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...¨.,..»^  HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO ^»..,.¨...
,¨.,,.^=†$  CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE   $†=^.,,.¨,
.,,,¨.-\*&  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, &*\-.¨,,,.
,,,¨~~†*¤£   ~ NOT UNDERSTANDING THE«DANGER, MOVE   £¤*†~~¨,,,
,,,-«*§$§#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND.       #§$§*«-,,,
.¨.~*%$@£#       ¨      -    =            ^ ¨       #£@$%*~.¨.
¨:«*=%¤@##    AND¨THEN¨THE.POOL¨ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF    ##@¤%=*«:¨
,,^-††¤&¶#     TO.THEM¨-,SUDDEN¨:.THOUGHTS.OF,      #¶&¤††-^,,
,,,~»;†¤§@    ,,-DARK-WOLVES-¨CLIMBING,OUT-OF-^.-   @§¤†;»~,,,
,..¨-«**£#    -~=THE~POOL,~SURROUNDING†THEM^-^;=    #£**«-¨..,
,,.¨.-«†§£     ;SUDDEN=THOUGHTS/OF»»†CLIMBING†=†    £§†«-.¨.,,
,,¨,,,.-/*   INTO*THE^POOL,%THEIR*THIRST^FLARING=   */-.,,,¨,,
.,,,¨,,,-†    %%*BRIGHT†-^£A¤SUDDEN¤§AWARENESS#     †-,,,¨,,,.
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.¨,,¨,^~*†   #£WHERE#THEY@CAME,###@@##AND#THEN@##@  †*~^,¨,,¨.
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,,¨,..¨^-;  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ;-^¨..,¨,,
.¨......-~       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        ~-......¨.
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