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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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¨..¨.~«†%&    THE POOL LIES IN A SMALL METEORITE    &%†«~.¨..¨
,,.¨..,=†§   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   $%†~~,.¨,,
,¨.¨,,:==%       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND.       %==:,,¨.¨,
,.,¨¨.,-»*       ¨      «    =            , ¨       *»-,.¨¨,.,
¨.¨,¨¨,,,«    AND,THEN,THE¨POOL,ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF    «,,,¨¨,¨.¨
¨,¨¨.,¨,¨:     TO.THEM,-¨SUDDEN.:.THOUGHTS¨OF¨      :¨,¨,.¨¨,¨
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.¨,,.,.,.¨    »~«THE»POOL,-SURROUNDING†THEM^-:^^    ¨.,.,.,,¨.
.¨..,¨.,..     /SUDDEN*THOUGHTS\OF«~†CLIMBING;†§    ..,.¨,..¨.
..,¨¨¨.,,^   INTO†THE;POOL,=THEIR^THIRST%FLARING*   ^,,.¨¨¨,..
.,.¨,,,.-«     §§%BRIGHT§-†¤A*SUDDEN%$AWARENESS#    «-.,,,¨.,.
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,,,.,.~~/=   #@OF§THE#WAY@HOME£#TO@THE£TIME@FROM£@  =/~~.,.,,,
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.,¨,¨¨,,:~  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ~:,,¨¨,¨,.
,¨.,,,¨,¨-        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       -¨,¨,,,.¨,
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