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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 &$^^-:.¨,,
¨¨..,-=**§ CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE §**=-,..¨¨
,,¨...-=\= LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, =\=-...¨,,
..,...,^~= « NOT UNDERSTANDING THE»DANGER, MOVE =~^,...,..
,,¨.,¨¨,,« CLOSER TO HELP THEIR¨FRIEND. «,,¨¨,.¨,,
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.¨,..¨.,.. AND,THEN¨THE.POOL¨ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF ..,.¨..,¨.
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..¨¨,,¨¨,- ..=DARK»WOLVES~¨CLIMBING~OUT-OF.,,= -,¨¨,,¨¨..
.,.....^»= «==THE~POOL,«SURROUNDING†THEM^-=†: =»^.....,.
.,,,.¨,~*= †SUDDEN*THOUGHTS:OF»-:CLIMBING†*§ =*~,¨.,,,.
,¨¨.,,~**@ INTO$THE;POOL,*THEIR$THIRST$FLARING* @**~,,.¨¨,
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,,¨,¨¨,.,~ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ~,.,¨¨,¨,,
,,,,..¨.~/ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. /~.¨..,,,,
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