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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, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ; at all... ; ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. ¨,.,..,-~:
§†«~...¨¨, it's getting dark, they are thirsty, ,¨¨...~«†§
§*;~.¨..., and about to find the wolf pool. ,...¨.~;*§
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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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$;»^.,..¨¨ liquid flows into his mind. the others, ¨¨..,.^»;$
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