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#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨# † IN A STALE TIMELINE, † ###¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨# † BRANCHED WAY BACK † #¨##¨¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨#¨¨ † WHEN KIRUGU VARGIR † ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨¨#¨ † WAS ALMOST BARREN, † ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨¨¨# COMPRISED MOSTLY OF ROCK AND ARID SOIL, ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
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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. &¤..§¨@&,,
.#,.§,..§. ¨§¤.¨.#§¤¨
.,£¨.@.¨¨¤ 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. .¨,..¤§¤,¨
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,¨£,£¤..§¨ AND,THEN,THE¨POOL,ANNOUNCES.ITSELF ¤¨¨.,..#§&
§,,.@£#¨,& TO.THEM.-.SUDDEN.,,THOUGHTS.OF, &¤,.,¨.¤¨§
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.##¤,¨¤.#¤ =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#£ ¨.#.¨§.§&.
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§,.¨,..#£# #####THE#FEELING#OF#THIS%KNOWLEDGE†= .¨.,@..@.£
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,¨.§.¨.#¤¤ @..¨,,@£§,
¨,,,#¨,£¨¤ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. §¤.¨..#¨§@
¤¨¨..§.¨.£ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. #§@.,.,.@£
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