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&¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨ = IN A STALE TIMELINE, = ¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨&¨¨&¨¨& = 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. .,,&§§,¨,,
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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 ¨,.¨¨§¨,¨¨
.&¨@&.¨,.¨ THOUGH IT'S NOT WELL PROTECTED, IT IS ¤¨¨.¨,§...
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¨,#,,.¨¤.§ 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. ,£,¨¨,.§&§
@,.#,.¨..£ ¨,&¨¨,,&,£
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,&§¨.£¨,¨. 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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,.,¨,&,¨,¨ §^*BRIGHT%-$%A£SUDDEN£@AWARENESS# ¨&,.,¨,§¨¨
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.,#.¨£,,.¨ NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. .¤&¤.,,.¨£
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