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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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§¨¨@,@@¨,# 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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