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¨¨¨-»:^%@@ : 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, $\-^,¨¨¨¨,
.¨..¨-~/^@ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. @^/~-¨..¨.
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¨..,~/†&@# IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN #@&†/~,..¨
....,«\*£@ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS @£*\«,....
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,,,¨¨.¨.,¨ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ¨,.¨.¨¨,,,
,¨.¨,,,,¨. WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE .¨,,,,¨.¨,
¨.,..¨.¨.¨ GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO ¨.¨.¨..,.¨
¨¨¨...¨¨.- NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON -.¨¨...¨¨¨
.,¨¨..,.~- ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO -~.,..¨¨,.
,,¨¨...^~/ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, /~^...¨¨,,
.¨,.,,^»:% LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. %:»^,,.,¨.
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,,¨¨-«;=@£ HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO £@=;«-¨¨,,
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,¨~~:%¤£## LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ##£¤%:~~¨,
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,¨,.,--;*$ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. $*;--,.,¨,
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