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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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.£&#.§.¤¨& 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 £..@¤¨@§¤,
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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, ,£,¨¤&§¤&#
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,.,#.¤,¨.. closer to help their¨friend. §£¨&¤§¨,,.
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