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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. @¨,§.&,#¤¨
#¨£,§¨&¨¤. &,§@¨&¨,§.
£.¤¨§.£,&¨ ,#¨ #,.§.¤.@&.
&¨¤,£.¤¨&. ¤,¤&¨@,¨£¨
¤¨£,¤.&,£, 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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