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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. &@,@,§¨@¨¨
#,£.,&..§¨ ,£.@,@,¤¨@
¤¨#.@¤.§§, ¨#. £¤,#,¤,§,¨
£.@,¨£¨¨#. ¨&¨§¨@¨#,&
¤¨¤.#@¨£&. 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. ¨£¨§.@¨@.@
£¨&,&¤¨#@. . « » - ¨ @&.&.£.¤.,
#.&,,#.¨@. 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##@@ #&.¤¨#.#,¨
£.@¨,@¨.#. #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS*KNOWLEDGE/- ,&.#,§.£¨§
#¨§,§¤,#§, =~BEING ~ STOLEN ~= FROM ~»~ THEM. . £&¨&.§.#.,
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@¨&.¤@,¤@, §#¨£¨§.@..
#,#¨¨@¨¨&¨ AND, .£.¤¨§¨@.¤
§¨¤.§#¨§#, @&,§¨&,&,.
¤.§.¨¤.,£, NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .§,¤¨&.@¨@
¤,£.£¤,@§, NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. §£,§,§¨&.,
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