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¨¨¨¨¨~»\%¤ \ BRANCHED WAY BACK \ ¤%\»~¨¨¨¨¨
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,¨¨.¨,--^$ ROOTS THAT ARE AS HARD AS THE GROUND. $^--,¨.¨¨,
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,¨.,:~;§%@ AND ABOUT TO FIND THE WOLF POOL. @%§;~:,.¨,
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¨,¨.¨-~\^* LOWERS THE CUP INTO THE POOL. *^\~-¨.¨,¨
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.¨¨.¨¨.,~: HE TRIES TO RESIST AT FIRST, BUT IS TOO :~,.¨¨.¨¨.
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¨,¨¨.:~:%£ LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, £%:~:.¨¨,¨
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