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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ = 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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£$†~,,¨¨.. impact crater, sixty meters across. ..¨¨,,~†$£
&:=,¨.¨..¨ 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. .¨¨¨.¨¨¨¨^
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†~.¨,,,... he tries to resist at first, but is too ...,,,¨.~†
%:-^¨.,¨¨, close, and he quickly gives up as the ,¨¨,.¨^-:%
&$†~-,.¨., liquid flows into his mind. the others, ,.¨.,-~†$&
@§$/=.,,¨¨ » not understanding the~danger, move ¨¨,,.=/$§@
@#££\~..,, closer to help their.friend. ,,..~\££#@
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^=:¨,,.,.. †%%bright*-*@a&sudden$§awareness# ..,.,,¨:=^
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,..,,...,¨ ##of@the@way£home@@to#the£time£from#@ ¨,...,,..,
.¨,,,.¨.,¨ #@where@they#came,@#####@and#then###@ ¨,.¨.,,,¨.
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=»,...¨.¨, now the reach of the pool has widened. ,¨.¨...,»=
*;«,...¨.¨ now its wolves see further. ¨.¨...,«;*
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