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¨@@@¨¨@¨@@ ^ THE WOLF POOL EXISTS ^ @¨¨@¨@¨@@@
@@¨¨@¨@@@¨ ^ IN A STALE TIMELINE, ^ ¨@¨@@@@@¨¨
@¨@¨@@@¨¨@ ^ BRANCHED WAY BACK ^ ¨@@@¨¨¨¨@¨
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¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@@ ^ WAS ALMOST BARREN, ^ @¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, @@@@@¨@¨@@
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨ 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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,..,,@,,&¤ 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. .&,&§§¨.,&
#.§¤@&#,¨£ ,¤##..¤¨,&
.¤§,¨¨,@,§ 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. ¨,&,&§§¤&@
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