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