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¨¨¨¨¨.»\%$         \ IN A STALE TIMELINE, \         $%\».¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.»\%$#         \  BRANCHED WAY BACK   \         #$%\».¨¨¨¨
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¨¨.»\%$###  AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW,  ###$%\».¨¨
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¨,,,¨.¨,=†   LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK,   †=,¨.¨,,,¨
¨.,,.¨.«\= FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND  =\«.¨.,,.¨
...,¨~~:**   ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND.  **:~~¨,...
..¨,~~=*$&   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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.,-»†*&&@#  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 $*=,,¨.,¨¨
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,.-~^§§¤@#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND.       #@¤§§^~-.,
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,,,,-;*¤¤#      TO¨THEM,-.SUDDEN,~.THOUGHTS¨OF,     #¤¤*;-,,,,
.¨¨.,«:*¤#   .:~DARK~WOLVES~¨CLIMBING,OUT,OF,:,«    #¤*:«,.¨¨.
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,¨¨,,¨:~=†     /SUDDEN^THOUGHTS*OF»==CLIMBING:%%    †=~:¨,,¨¨,
,¨.¨¨.,.«†   INTO*THE:POOL,$THEIR*THIRST§FLARING†   †«.,.¨¨.¨,
¨,¨,,,~~\§    $^%BRIGHT*-†£A%SUDDEN&%AWARENESS#     §\~~,,,¨,¨
¨,¨,,:-^*% #$OF*@EXACTLY§#HOW&THEY&HAD¤TRAVELED,£#  %*^-:,,¨,¨
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.,,¨,~^$$§  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  §$$^~,¨,,.
¨.¨-~†$%@#        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       #@%$†~-¨.¨
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