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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@@##   ¨¨¨....¨..
,¨,¨¨¨¨¨,.   #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS^KNOWLEDGE†~   .,¨¨¨¨¨,¨,
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.....«^*$@                   AND,                   @$*^«.....
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,.^~/=£§#@  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  @#§£=/~^.,
.:«†^£¤###        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ###¤£^†«:.
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