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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, ¨¨§§¨§¨§§§
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§@,,#¨#,¨, 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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#§.&,¨¤¤¤& IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. ¨@¤§¤##.¨¨
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£,,¤#&..¨, THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS @¨..,#§,§#
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¨£@¨§.§¤§& 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 &#@¨,#@.,§
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.&&@§,.@## LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. .£#@§#@@,.
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£&#.,§.#.. LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, @.,,£@§¨¤§
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