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§,,§§,§§,, † IN A STALE TIMELINE, † ,§,§§§§,§§
§,§,§§,§,§ † BRANCHED WAY BACK † §§§,,,§§,,
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,,§,§,,,,, COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, §,§§,,,,§,
,§§§§,,,,§ AND PLANTS WERE ONLY STARTING TO GROW, §§,§,,,§§,
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,¨.¨@¨.&¨. FINDING INSTEAD ONLY STONE AND DIRT AND #¤@¨&.¨¤¤¨
.¨.££,¤§,, ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ¨¨@#&¨§.#,
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¨£&§.#@£#§ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. @¤¨¤¨¨¨.&,
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&£#,&¨¨.#¨ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE &§£¤,&¨¤£¤
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¨@,,§¨§,,# NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON ,,@,,¨&¨¨.
&£¨¤¤§&.#, ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO .&@,,&@.¨.
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¤,£,.#..,. LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. #¤@¤#§&¨@¤
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¨£,¤§@..@. CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE ¨¨,¨##&£@£
§#§¨,@.§¤@ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ,¨.#¨¨¨¨¨§
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