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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.      ####*=/».¨
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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#    @£@£@$†»:.
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¨,¨,,~†@@¤  ##OF#THE#WAY#HOME¶#TO#THE#TIME@FROM##   ¤@@†~,,¨,¨
,,-;†&§@@#   ##WHERE#THEY#CAME,@##@###AND#THEN###@  #@@§&†;-,,
.,«==§@&¤#   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS§KNOWLEDGE=«   #¤&@§==«,.
,--^%§##@#   ==BEING » STOLEN »~ FROM -»« THEM. .   #@##§%^--,
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.~-\$$*£@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@£*$$\-~.
.:~*†£§£##        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ##£§£†*~:.
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