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¨.¤¤#¨¨#¨@ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. ¤,.#,.,..,
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,,.,&¤¤,.@ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. ,,§.,@¨,,¨
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¨,¨,¨§..@¨ EXPLORERS FIRST BELIEVE IT TO BE WATER, ¨,,@.,@¨,¨
,¨¨,¨.¤.,& WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE ,,¨.&¨.&,¨
¨¨,,,¨.¤,¨ GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO .¨,¨,¤¨¨@¨
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¤.,,..¨¨¨§ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO £@.,.,¨#.¨
,#..,¨,¨,. DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS, &¤#.,¨¨.@.
,¨#¨.¨,.,, LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. £¨#§..¨,,§
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¨,#@£.¨@¨. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. £§,¨¨@§£.¨
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