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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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,~»=†@§@##     MISPLACED EXPLORERS TRAVERSE THE     ##@§@†=»~,
.,.¨¨,.»§¤   LANDSCAPE, SEARCHING FOR A WAY BACK,   ¤§».,¨¨.,.
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,~~;§%####  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    #@@@^*/-,¨
¨¨,¨^»†^*&   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    &*^†»^¨,¨¨
¨~-:$&&### NOTICE THAT THE STARS DO NOT REFLECT ON  ###&&$:-~¨
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,¨,,.^;&££      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   &#*:†~»»,,
.:«*$%#@##  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, ##@#%$*«:.
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¨^«;$%@¶@#       CLOSER TO HELP THEIR,FRIEND.       #@¶@%$;«^¨
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,,.,.:££¤@   INTO§THE*POOL,^THEIR^THIRST=FLARING^   @¤££:.,.,,
.^»*^%§&#@     *§§BRIGHT^-%£A£SUDDEN£§AWARENESS#    @#&§%^*»^.
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.~=^^¤£###  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  ###£¤^^=~.
.,»\=¤§£##        NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.       ##£§¤=\»,.
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