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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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§§£.¤£#,.& 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. ¤§.,¨¨¤¨@,
.¤,¨,¨¨,¤. 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 &¤¨§&£&,@,
,¨§¤@££¨&& CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE ¨££,¨.&##,
,§,..¨¤¤¨§ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, £,@,,@¨,£,
@&.,¨£¨£§@ = NOT UNDERSTANDING THE=DANGER, MOVE £¤§,£@.£§¨
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