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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 ,&,,,.#¤§.
.¨,¨..,&.. UNDISTURBED BY WIND. ,¨#,,.¤¨¤#
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§#,¨,,¨¨.£ ¨#. ,...@.,¨¤.
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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=-:\* §¨,¨..¨.,,
&,§&¨¨.@#& =SUDDEN=THOUGHTS^OF»«^CLIMBING/*% &§¨,,.,.¨,
,.£@§,.£.# INTO=THE^POOL,†THEIR$THIRST^FLARING% ,#@.,.,,,,
¨,£.@@,,.£ *%%BRIGHT=-=&A¤SUDDEN@£AWARENESS# ¨¤&&¨,,.¨¨
.¨¨.&&#..£ #%OF*#EXACTLY££HOW£THEY&HAD@TRAVELED,£# ¨#,@£¨,..¨
.,,,£,#£,¨ #£OF&THE@WAY¶HOME£#TO@THE#TIME£FROM@£ ,¨¨¤££¨.¨¨
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¨¨,.,¨¤,#¤ #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS=KNOWLEDGE:~ ¨¨,¨,§@&¨¨
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¨,.&£¤.,,, AND, ,,@££..,.¨
...¤¨¤#,¨, ¨¨@.¤§,..,
¨¨...&&&¨. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .¨¨,¤¤£.,¨
.¨.¨¨£,#¤¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ,,,,&,#&,,
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