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.....,,=§# = BRANCHED WAY BACK = #§=,,.....
.,~=*§#### = WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR = ####§*=~,.
.,~=*§¤### = 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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,~~:*¤¶### IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ###¶¤*:~~,
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.~~†%*£@@# THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS #@@£*%†~~.
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,¨¨,-.=^§# GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO #§^=.-,¨¨,
.~~/%$£¶#@ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON @#¶£$%/~~.
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.,,:\†%¤@@ DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, @@¤%†\:,,.
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.,~**@@#@# CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE #@#@@**~,.
.,¨¨,-†*¤£ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, £¤*†-,¨¨,.
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.,-^%¤#### CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND. ####¤%^-,.
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.,¨¨:«%§#@ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. @#§%«:¨¨,.
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