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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.     #¤*«~¨,.,,
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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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...¨,¨:†%@     AS THEY STUMBLE ON THE POOL, THE     @%†:¨,¨...
.,-==¤#¶£@  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.       ###££=\«,.
¨-~†**##@#       .      «    -            : .       #@##**†~-¨
,¨.,.«*%&¤    AND.THEN.THE.POOL,ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    ¤&%*«.,.¨,
,,,..¨,/££      TO¨THEM.-,SUDDEN¨.¨THOUGHTS,OF.     ££/,¨..,,,
,,»\*&&@@#   ,:»DARK~WOLVES~.CLIMBING^OUT,OF:,,~    #@@&&*\»,,
¨¨,.,,:=*@    ~-~THE-POOL,=SURROUNDING;THEM/-^;*    @*=:,,.,¨¨
,,«*†£¤@@#     :SUDDEN:THOUGHTS:OF~=^CLIMBING/*§    #@@¤£†*«,,
.,¨¨,«*£¤#   INTO^THE^POOL,§THEIR$THIRST*FLARING%   #¤£*«,¨¨,.
.-~/†$£##@     =§†BRIGHT§-^$A@SUDDEN@$AWARENESS#    @##£$†/~-.
¨^=;%¤¤###  #¤OF*£EXACTLY§#HOW#THEY¤HAD&TRAVELED,%# ###¤¤%;=^¨
¨...,,=†£#   #§OF£THE@WAY@HOME@#TO@THE@TIME@FROM£@  #£†=,,...¨
¨¨,~;^::*@   ##WHERE#THEY@CAME,#@##@##AND#THEN####  @*::^;~,¨¨
¨-~;§$&#@#   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS=KNOWLEDGE*«   #@#&$§;~-¨
,.¨...¨==£   ~»BEING ~ STOLEN ~= FROM -~« THEM. ¨   £==¨...¨.,
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,-~=†£¤###  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ###¤£†=~-,
,^=:%%§###        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ###§%%:=^,
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