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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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&.§,¤.&¨§. 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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§.&¨¤.&.¤¨ WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE &§.§,,§,¤¨
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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, ,§,#,¤#,#,
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&.§.§.&.@¨ CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND. .§.#,#¤,&.
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