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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. #&,¨,§,.,¨
,¨.£.,¤¨¨# .&¤¨,.§¨,,
¨¨,¨£..@,, ,#¨ .&§@¨.¨&.¨
,.,¨.@¨,@¨ .@¨#¤,,.#,
.,,¨¨¨¤,.& 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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¨#.¤£¨¨.§, 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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.¨,,¨#¨@#. ¨.~DARK~WOLVES~.CLIMBING~OUT.OF~.^» @&#.¨&.,¨,
.¨¨.¨¨.§&§ «==THE~POOL,»SURROUNDING^THEM*-=\/ §.§£.,¤..,
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.¨¨.¨¨.,¨@ INTO§THE:POOL,^THEIR%THIRST^FLARING^ ..¤.¤£¨.¤¨
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,,,¨¨.¤¨¤& ¨.§,¨.,¨¨#
¤..¨¨.¨,¤& NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. @¨.#¨..¨.,
,&.,,¨,,£, NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. ,@.¨§..,.,
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