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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, §¨¨§¨§§§¨§
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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. &,@@,&££¨@
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@,¨&¨#¤,#@ and about to find the wolf pool. .&#¨§.£,£@
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....&§.@£@ impact crater, sixty meters across. ,&,¨£¤¨£¤§
,¨¨§.£¤¨¨¨ it's surface is pitch black and even #@.¤.&§..#
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.¨@¨&§,&., 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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,,&§,,#&¨, close, and he quickly gives up as the ,#¨¤&,,¨¤,
¨£¨§.#¨@,# liquid flows into his mind. the others, ##¤,&¨,¤¤,
¤&@&#&§##, = not understanding the-danger, move ¨¨§#£¨&,§¨
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