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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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