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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, §¨##.¨¤.§,
£.£¨£¨@.@. 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. £¨#£,¨#¨§.
¤¨&¨£,¤,£¨ ¤..£¨#@,§¨
§¨&¨¤,§¨£. ¨#, @¨§¤¨,£¨§,
@¨¤,@.#,&¨ ¤..@¨&£.§,
&,&,£.@,#. 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. §,¨#¨&&,¤.
£,#.§,¤¨#, ¨ ~ ~ . . £,¤¤..¤¨¤.
¤,&,#,£,£, AND,THEN¨THE¨POOL.ANNOUNCES¨ITSELF ¤.,#¨§£¨£.
#,&.¤,@.£, TO.THEM.-¨SUDDEN,-,THOUGHTS.OF¨ ¤.&§,.£.§¨
#¨¤¨£.&.§. ¨,«DARK~WOLVES»¨CLIMBING:OUT,OF^~.~ &¨¨§.¤&.@¨
#,¤,#.&,&¨ ~-«THE»POOL,~SURROUNDING†THEM/-*/= #,§#,.@,¤,
§¨§.@¨§¨¤¨ ;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/» @.,@¨&¤,¤.
¤,@.¤,¤.#, =«BEING « STOLEN ~~ FROM ~~= THEM. ¨ #.@@..@,¤.
@,@¨@.§,¤. =- , ==« . »¨ -~ » #,,§.¤@¨§¨
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§.#¨¤,#¨¤. AND, &¨,@¨¤£¨¤¨
#¨¤¨§¨@¨&, &.§£.¨#,§.
#,§.¤.@¨¤. NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED. £..£.#§,¤.
¤.@¨£¨§,#¨ NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER. §,&£¨.¤,¤.
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