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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, §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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 ¤,&.£.#¨¤¨
¤¨##.£,¤#. 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. @¨£¨&.§,#¨
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@¨§£,&,&#¨ HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO @¨¤¨#¨¤¨#.
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@.¤£.§.&&. LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, £.¤¨¤.¤.¤,
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£.@§¨#,@¤¨ CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND. £.&.¤,@¨&,
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&¨¤&¨#¨§§. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. #.£,§,@.¤,
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