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@¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ : 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, @@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
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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 £,,..¤¨,.¨
,..¨,.£¨@¤ UNDISTURBED BY WIND. #¤,.,.£¨,.
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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. ,,££&,¨,.#
.£#@.¨¨,#. .,§.&&¨..,
,¤.¤@¨.¨.# 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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..¨.@,#@¨, INTO†THE*POOL,%THEIR*THIRST^FLARING= §,,,..@&£¨
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¨¨.#¤£,.,¨ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. ¨¤..¨¨§,&&
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