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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   ###¶**^-,¨
,~~/†$@#@#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR¨FRIEND.       #@#@$†/~~,
.~»^^§&¶##       ¨      -    -            : .       ##¶&§^^»~.
.,~†=@¤###    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#@@#   ##@&£*;~.¨
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,-«=*@@@@#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #@@@@*=«-,
.¨.,.~\/%&       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        &%/\~.,.¨.
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