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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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§&¨,.¤&.#. 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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,@,..¤,,,¤ ¨#, ¨#..#&£@,¨
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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. £&,,@§£.¨#
,¤&¨@§@¤,¨ ¨¨&,¤,¨&¨@
§&.@¤¨.,&. 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 ,#@£§§,#§.
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.,#.¤§@@.@ ¨^«DARK~WOLVES«¨CLIMBING,OUT.OF,,,~ #¨&,,,§¨¤§
&.¤§@,.¨@@ »=»THE«POOL,=SURROUNDING†THEM^-/\^ .£§§..§@§¨
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#,,@#¤¨¤#¨ §%*BRIGHT$-*£A$SUDDEN¤&AWARENESS# ¨##@¤,,.§¤
.&,&,¨§¤.¤ #&OF§&EXACTLY#@HOW#THEY£HAD&TRAVELED,£# ¤§.,¨&¨¨§,
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..¨@£#£§§, NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .,¨.¨#@,§.
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