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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     £$/~..,¨¨.
¨.,¨,.,~;=   LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK,   =;~,.,¨,.¨
¨..¨¨.,,~;  FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND ;~,,.¨¨..¨
,¨,,.¨,,:-  ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND.   -:,,¨.,,¨,
..¨,,,,,~\   IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY,   \~,,,,,¨..
¨¨.¨¨,^~*†     AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL.     †*~^,¨¨.¨¨
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,^~:§$####   IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.    ####$§:~^,
,.~«\%%###   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   ###%%\«~.,
¨..,«:$%§#  THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS   #§%$:«,..¨
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,.¨.¨,.:«\  EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, \«:.,¨.¨.,
,.,,,.:»†§    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    §†»:.,,,.,
¨¨.¨¨^~\%§   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    §%\~^¨¨.¨¨
¨.,¨~»\**¤  NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ¤**\»~¨,.¨
¨¨.,=:^$&@   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   =\»-¨.,.,,
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¨,~\†££@##  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ##@££†\~,¨
,¨,=\*¤£@@        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       @@£¤*\=,¨,
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