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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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@.&@.¤.#¨. IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. §¨#.@¨¤¨¤.
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#.#£¨&¨@¨. THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS £,@.#,@.#¨
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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. ¤¨#.&,¤,¤¨
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@,#@.¤.@,¨ AND¨THEN,THE.POOL,ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF &.£¨&.£,§,
@..#¨¤,£¨£ TO,THEM.-¨SUDDEN.-,THOUGHTS¨OF¨ §¨¤¨#.§¨£,
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@.¤&,@.£,, NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. &,£,@¨@,§,
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