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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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¨.§,#&.,,# IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. #..¨,.#¤#.
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§.¨,#.£§¨¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ,¨§¨,,,¨@§
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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 ,...#.¨@¨.
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.,¨¨&,,¨,, LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. .#,..¨#¨¨&
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@,.&,.,.&, LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ,.&¨,#,¨,.
,£¨.£¨,,,@ » NOT UNDERSTANDING THE«DANGER, MOVE &..#¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#,.@¨,¨. CLOSER TO HELP THEIR.FRIEND. ,§¨,#..¤¨,
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