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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.      @%=:«..,.,
¨-~**$@##¶                                          ¶##@$**~-¨
¨-~=$@@@@#  HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO #@@@@$=~-¨
¨.,:~=%&¶@  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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