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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, §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
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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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#¤¨¨,,¤¤.& IMPACT CRATER, SIXTY METERS ACROSS. £¤.@&¨¤&,,
£,£,..&.&& IT'S SURFACE IS PITCH BLACK AND EVEN ¤¨@¤¨&¤,#.
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,&.,,@¨¨,@ GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO @¨,&¨@¨#§,
.£¤,,£§¨¨@ NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON @§.§§§££¨§
§¤,¤,§¨#¨¤ ITS SURFACE. ONE OF THEM CROUCHES TO ,,§#,¨,.¤¤
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.,#¨¨,,.¨. LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. .#£#¤#,.£¤
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