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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 ##¶¤&$\-..
.,:~:^*@@# LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK, #@@*^:~:,.
.,¨-»*%%#@ FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND @#%%*»-¨,.
,¨.~†*%@## ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ##@%*†~.¨,
.-~/=¤¤@## IT'S GETTING DARK, THEY ARE THIRSTY, ##@¤¤=/~-.
¨¨-~\†£¤£# AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. #£¤£†\~-¨¨
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.¨^«^%$&¶# THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE #¶&$%^«^¨.
.¨.:~=*$&# IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. #&$*=~:.¨.
¨¨,~:§$§## IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN ##§$§:~,¨¨
¨^~\§%¤¶## THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ##¶¤%§\~^¨
,,^«;*%§## UNDISTURBED BY WIND. ##§%*;«^,,
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¨¨^«/%@&## AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE ##&@%/«^¨¨
.¨¨,=^§§#@ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, @#§§^=,¨¨.
.¨~~=§%@@# WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE #@@%§=~~¨.
¨:«/%$§@## 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 @&$**«.,¨,
,,-~**§§@# CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE #@§§**~-,,
¨~~;†%@@## LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ##@@%†;~~¨
,,.«=†£&¶# « NOT UNDERSTANDING THE~DANGER, MOVE #¶&£†=«.,,
,¨.,»:*§§# CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND. #§§*:»,.¨,
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.,~;§@¤### AND.THEN,THE.POOL,ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF ###¤@§;~,.
¨¨^~\§&£## TO,THEM,-,SUDDEN¨,¨THOUGHTS,OF. ##£&§\~^¨¨
.¨¨:~/^$&£ ¨^-DARK~WOLVES=¨CLIMBING,OUT,OF:.,» £&$^/~:¨¨.
,¨:~**$&@# ~~«THE~POOL,«SURROUNDING\THEM\-\=; #@&$**~:¨,
,,=\†%¤@## ;SUDDEN:THOUGHTS:OF~~/CLIMBING\$* ##@¤%†\=,,
¨.-~;=§£## INTO^THE^POOL,%THEIR§THIRST=FLARING% ##£§=;~-.¨
¨..~»=*££¶ §%%BRIGHT*-%¤A*SUDDEN&$AWARENESS# ¶££*=»~..¨
.¨^»=§$@## #&OF%&EXACTLY&#HOW@THEY£HAD#TRAVELED,§# ##@$§=»^¨.
¨.~*^$&@## #@OF¤THE#WAY¶HOME#@TO£THE£TIME£FROM@@ ##@&$^*~.¨
..~=;§*&@# #¶WHERE@THEY@CAME,@##@##@AND#THEN###@ #@&*§;=~..
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,,:»/$@§@# =~BEING ~ STOLEN «~ FROM =~= THEM. , #@§@$/»:,,
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.¨.»\†*### ###*†\».¨.
,,-\§$££## NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ##££$§\-,,
¨¨^»;%*£## NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ##£*%;»^¨¨
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