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