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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...     =         #@&*=~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=*&@         # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #         @&*=~~¨¨¨¨
,¨¨,,:~/§£                                          £§/~:,,¨¨,
.¨.,¨.:»=%     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.       ~-..,¨¨..¨
¨¨¨,¨¨,,~;       ¨      =    ~            , ¨       ;~,,¨¨,¨¨¨
,,,...^~=%    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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