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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  ##£@§^=-,¨
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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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.,»†$§££##    WHICH IS SOMETHING THEY ALL DESIRE    ##££§$†»,.
.,~*$£@###   GREATLY AT THIS POINT. THEY FAIL TO    ###@£$*~,.
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.¨.~,~†:%£    DRINK, FORMS A CUP WITH HIS HANDS,    £%:†~,~.¨.
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,¨.¨«§*$&§  CLOSE, AND HE QUICKLY GIVES UP AS THE   §&$*§«¨.¨,
.,=†%@£#@#  LIQUID FLOWS INTO HIS MIND. THE OTHERS, #@#£@%†=,.
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..,,,¨-††#  NOW THE REACH OF THE POOL HAS WIDENED.  #††-¨,,,..
.^»†*%&@£@       NOW ITS WOLVES SEE FURTHER.        @£@&%*†»^.
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