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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, ,,,§,§§,,,
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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. ,¨.#&#,,¨¨
..,§,@&.,, ,¨,¤¨@§,.,
¨.¨¨¨#@¤., .#, §.,,.¤@£.,
.,..¨§,¤¤. .£,,¨#¨¤£,
.,.....£&§ 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. ¨§¨.@¨¤¤¨.
.,.#§£.¨#. ,¨¤.,¨#¤¤¨
¨¨,£¨£¤¨¨£ 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:-/=; #¨¤@.,¨,¨&
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,£¨,¤¨,¨£@ INTO$THE^POOL,^THEIR%THIRST$FLARING^ ,¨£.§§,,..
¨,#.¨#¨,¤, *=$BRIGHT§-*%A£SUDDEN$$AWARENESS# &.,¨§§#,,.
.,.@,¨&,¨, #%OF%£EXACTLY&#HOW§THEY£HAD¤TRAVELED,$# ,#,¨#,&§.,
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...¨,¤,¨§, #£WHERE@THEY#CAME,###@##@AND#THEN@@#@ .¨¨¤,,¤.£¤
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¨.#¨.,@¤§. AND, ,,¨.#.,,,.
,.¨#¨¨#,&£ ..¨,,¤.¨,¨
¨¨..§..,## NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ¤¨,,¨.#,¨¨
.¨,¨¨#.¨&. NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. #§,,¨..§¨,
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