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¨¨¨»»=**§#         = THE WOLF POOL EXISTS =         #§**=»»¨¨¨
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¨,»=*%¶###         =  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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,.:~\$$§#@   IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS.    @#§$$\~:.,
,¨...-*^§¤   IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN   ¤§^*-...¨,
,,=†%&&&##   THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS  ##&&&%†=,,
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.-~\*$#£@#  EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, #@£#$*\~-.
,,,~,:=*¤#    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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.,=†^&§£##  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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,.»/%$£¤@#    AND¨THEN.THE,POOL,ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    #@¤£$%/».,
¨:-^*@@###     TO,THEM.-,SUDDEN.-,THOUGHTS,OF.      ###@@*^-:¨
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¨:»=%*¤@¶¶    *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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