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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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,¨,.~~;*&@  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  §@*†~,.¨,.
¨,.¨,^«\*§   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#    ##§£*\=,.¨
.^-††%&@## #$OF@¤EXACTLY@¶HOW#THEY&HAD@TRAVELED,$#  ##@&%††-^.
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.,¨:»;§@§#  #¶WHERE@THEY@CAME,@@##@##AND#THEN#@#@   #§@§;»:¨,.
¨.¨¨.~*§%#   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS^KNOWLEDGE^~   #%§*~.¨¨.¨
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..¨¨,»:^¤&  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  &¤^:»,¨¨..
¨,¨,«:=@¤#        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       #¤@=:«,¨,¨
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