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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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¨,~~\§%§##    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   ###@==--.¨
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,-=;*%¤@##    AND¨THEN¨THE,POOL,ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    ##@¤%*;=-,
..^~†§*£##      TO,THEM.-,SUDDEN.-.THOUGHTS¨OF¨     ##£*§†~^..
.,..~\*§&@   ¨~~DARK»WOLVES-¨CLIMBING-OUT,OF-^.=    @&§*\~..,.
¨¨,-\%£###    --~THE~POOL,»SURROUNDING*THEM=-^=*    ###£%\-,¨¨
.^-:§$&@##    :SUDDEN/THOUGHTS=OF»~;CLIMBING/*%     ##@&$§:-^.
¨.^=:%@¤@#   INTO$THE:POOL,^THEIR§THIRST*FLARING=   #@¤@%:=^.¨
,¨¨.~^$@&#     ^*^BRIGHT$-%¤A@SUDDEN@§AWARENESS#    #&@$^~.¨¨,
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,:»/†£¤@##  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ##@¤£†/»:,
¨¨,-^†%&##        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ##&%†^-,¨¨
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