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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¨      £*†=^=†~,¨
¨~~;%%£@##   ,,~DARK»WOLVES~¨CLIMBING,OUT:OF-~:=    ##@£%%;~~¨
¨:=\§$@@##    -«~THE»POOL,=SURROUNDING=THEM/-\;/    ##@@$§\=:¨
.~»/^£#£##    /SUDDEN=THOUGHTS/OF~~=CLIMBING*††     ##£#£^/»~.
,¨.,^~†$#@   INTO=THE:POOL,^THEIR§THIRST=FLARING$   @#$†~^,.¨,
,,=*§¤£¶@#     ^%*BRIGHT=-§$A£SUDDEN££AWARENESS#    #@¶£¤§*=,,
¨:~:$¤£#@# #&OF¤#EXACTLY@#HOW&THEY¤HAD#TRAVELED,£#  #@#£¤$:~:¨
.-~;=§£@##   #&OF&THE@WAY#HOME#@TO#THE#TIME@FROM¶¶  ##@£§=;~-.
.:»=†£££##   ##WHERE#THEY#CAME,#@#####AND@THEN@@@#  ##£££†=»:.
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,,~:†@@###  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ###@@†:~,,
.¨¨.»«%&£@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @£&%«».¨¨.
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