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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...     *         $%*~,,,,,,
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¨.~~\†§¤@# Finding Instead Only Stone And Dirt And  #@¤§†\~~.¨
,¨,^«;%¤¤@  Roots That Are As Hard As The Ground.   @¤¤%;«^,¨,
.¨,,-«/**§   It'S Getting Dark, They Are Thirsty,   §**/«-,,¨.
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¨.,,,.,¨.¨    Impact Crater, Sixty Meters Across.   ¨.¨,.,,,.¨
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,¨,....¨,,   Though It'S Not Well Protected, It Is  ,,¨....,¨,
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,¨.,,.¨,=*    Which Is Something They All Desire    *=,¨.,,.¨,
¨.¨¨¨.:~*%   Greatly At This Point. They Fail To    %*~:.¨¨¨.¨
.,¨.¨:-;%§ Notice That The Stars Do Not Reflect On  §%;-:¨.¨,.
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,¨¨,~=^&¤#    Drink, Forms A Cup With His Hands,    #¤&^=~,¨¨,
.¨,»*%£¤##       Lowers The Cup Into The Pool.      ##¤£%*»,¨.
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.,.,-=*%$@ Liquid Flows Into His Mind. The Others,  @$%*=-,.,.
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,¨,,,,,¨,^  #@Where@They@Came,@#@#@@#And#Then#@#@   ^,¨,,,,,¨,
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¨,¨¨-»/^@£  Now The Reach Of The Pool Has Widened.  £@^/»-¨¨,¨
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