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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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.¨§,§#,¤@¨ 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   £¨&.#¨¤,¤#
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,@£¨,§¨,£¨           undisturbed by wind.           ¤,£¨¤,&.££
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,@§.¨§,.@¨    which is something they all desire    £¨&¨§¨£.££
¨,@,£§¨§¤.    greatly at this point. they fail to   &¨£.¤.@..#
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.¨§¨@&¨§£.   its surface. one of them crouches to   #,£,#,@,,&
.&¤¨.£¨¨¤.    drink, forms a cup with his hands,    &,#¨@.@¨¤§
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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.       #.§¨#¨#,,£
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,§#.,£¨¨&¨      to.them.-¨sudden¨,¨thoughts.of,     #¨&¨£¨#.#@
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,.#.£@,#&.     :sudden†thoughts†of~~:climbing\=†    §,£.£,@¨¨#
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.,@¨@#,£#.                   and,                   £.¤,¤.£.¨&
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¨,£,£#¨¤&¨  now the reach of the pool has widened.  #.#¨£,£,.&
,§£.,#,.¤¨        now its wolves see further.       £¨¤,¤¨#.£§
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