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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,  ^;«,,,,,,,
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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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,¨¨,¨,.,,-    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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.¨»=%%&¶##    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    ##¶&%%=»¨.
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....¨,-;§@    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    @§;-,¨....
,,,,,,.~=^      LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL.       ^=~.,,,,,,
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¨.,,.¨.,,»  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   §%:~¨..,¨¨
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¨¨¨»:†$§@@    AND¨THEN.THE.POOL,ANNOUNCES,ITSELF    @@§$†:»¨¨¨
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¨,,-^%$@¶#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #¶@$%^-,,¨
.,..~†§%#@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @#%§†~..,.
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